Thanks for the response Larry, The reason I raised the question, was a complete download undertaken in early August last year (1.5.21-1) from the cygwin.elite-systems.org mirror yielded a download of 745MB (842 files in 737 folders).
The latest download from both the aarnet.edu.au and cygwin.basemirror.de (1.5.24-2) yielded a download of 507MB (609 files in 621 folders) I've had trouble installing the full cygwin package from numerous mirrors previously, and have often resorted to downloading full installations from alternate mirrors to figure out which set is complete.. However I am new to the mailing lists.. So would appreciate any tipoffs as to where I'd find information that can explain the changes (and reductions) in the file numbers between 1.5.21-1 and 1.5.24-2 and reduce the number of problems I'm tripping myself over on.. Many thanks, Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Hall (Cygwin) Sent: Sunday, 15 April 2007 3:33 AM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Downloading a full install package from a mirror [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Has anyone else had trouble downloading a full installation using > setup.exe from one of the numerous cygwin mirrors available. > > Depending upon which mirror I choose (using the same option selection in > the setup.exe configuration), I get different sized downloads - which > would indicate to me that these are not complete installation sources.. > > Is there a primary repository that I should be downloading from to avoid > such problems? In short, no, there isn't. Differences between mirrors does not indicate, by default, that something is amiss. In a time when many packages are being updated, propagation of these packages to all mirrors takes time, on the order of a day or so. And not all mirrors update at the same time so it's possible for some to be more up-to-date than others during a period of high package update traffic. It's also worth noting that the list of mirrors, while regularly monitored and culled to make only reasonably current ones shown by "setup.exe", is affected by those you chose the last time you ran "setup.exe". If you've chosen a mirror in a previous run that is either very out-of-date or even no longer acting as a mirror, it will continue to show up as a default for you. So if you're having lots of difficulty and want to be sure you get a current mirror, try changing the mirror(s) you use in "setup.exe". If you still believe you're missing something, send along some details of a package and mirror or mirrors you're having trouble with, after checking the cygwin-announce list for the last time it was updated. This information should be sent to "sourcemaster" (as recommended by <http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html>). -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/