> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrey Repin <anrdae...@yandex.ru> > Sent: 03 March 2021 12:56 > > Greetings, KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT)! > > >> All postinstall steps failed because of BLODA or installation path: > >> > >> 2021/02/09 17:48:06 running: C:\Program Files\Cygwin\bin\dash.exe > >> "/etc/postinstall/0p_000_autorebase.dash" > >> 0 [main] dash (2296) shared_info::initialize: size of shared > >> memory region changed from 49080 to 40888 > >> 2021/02/09 17:48:20 abnormal exit: exit code=-1073741819 ... > >> > >> Installing under Program\ Files causes issues because of space in > >> path names and BLODA-like AV protections on those paths. > > > The installation is performed by powershell script that runs with the > > super admin (system user/nt authority) from local repository that > > normally bypasses all those kind of AV restrictions. I start it from > > the Cygwin icon that runs mintty under the hood. I don't know who took > > those 8KB from the script's shared memory, but indeed it looks like a > > BLODA interference. I will ask the package to be re-installed. > > In such (administrative install) case, the Cygwin user directories should be > redirected, f.e. to the user's profile, IMO. > See nsswitch.conf for examples and possible options of such redirection.
Yes, I am aware of this, but I prefer separate home directories to avoid confusion with the Windows programs. For example, we have Git for Windows and Git of Cygwin. The former consults %USERPROFILE%\.gitconfig and the latter $HOME/.gitconfig. You might need to set different options according to the environment you are running git and if they are the same, this is not possible. > > We are running Cygwin from "C:\Program Files" for years without issue. > > Coincidence, I'm sure. > > > A space in the directory name is a very supported character for Unix > > and Unix-like systems as well. > > Except script writers rarely account for that. Unfortunately. That's true, but instead of advising for non-space installation paths, let's all install Cygwin under a space-containing path and identify all those individual cases. The space character in the path deserves more respect :) Panos -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple