RE: Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file from prc-tools mirror
In order to make this work, I had to modify the file c:\cygwin\etc\setup\last-mirror and remove the final '/'. Then it worked fine for me. Thanks all for the help. Carl On Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:03 PM, Robert Collins [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Hmm, strange. I just tried this myself, and got the same result (I used > direct connection, rather than IE settings). > > Yet, wget gets the file fine. > > Hmm, ah yes. DON'T put the last '/' in. > > Works fine for me now. > > Rob > > > -Original Message- > > From: Carl Sorensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, 31 May 2002 9:57 AM > > To: 'Robert Collins' > > Subject: RE: Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file > > from prc-tools mirror > > > > > > Rob, > > > > I entered the trailing / when I added the custom URL. > > However, when the > > error window popped up, it did not have the trailing /. > > > > More information: When running Setup.exe 2.218.2.9, if I > > select the option > > "Use IE5 Settings", I get the "Unable to get setup.ini > > message", rather > > than the "Parse error" message. > > > > > > On Thursday, May 30, 2002 5:28 PM, Robert Collins > > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > > You need a trailing / on the custom URL. > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Carl Sorensen > > > > Sent: Friday, 31 May 2002 9:00 AM > > > > To: 'Ton van Overbeek'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file > > > > from prc-tools mirror > > > > > > > > > > > > Ton wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One thing Carl could try is to use the latest setup snapshot on > > > > > http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/. > > > > > The latest one right now is setup-2.249.exe. > > > > > See if the problem is still there on XP with that version. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I followed this advice > > > > > > > > The result: > > > > > > > > An error window titled "Cygwin Setup" gives the message > > > > "Unable to get setup.ini from > > > > http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/install";. > > > > > > > > I pointed my > > > > browser at http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/install/setup.ini > > > > and successfully downloaded a copy of the setup.ini file. > > > > > > > > Two questions: > > > > (1) is there a way to make setup.exe use the setup.ini from > > > > my drive, rather than getting a copy from the prc-tools site? > > > > > > > > (2) Is there something different about the way setup > > > > processes http:// mirror sites instead of ftp:// mirror sites? > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > > > > >
RE: Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file from prc-tools mirror
Rob, I entered the trailing / when I added the custom URL. However, when the error window popped up, it did not have the trailing /. More information: When running Setup.exe 2.218.2.9, if I select the option "Use IE5 Settings", I get the "Unable to get setup.ini message", rather than the "Parse error" message. On Thursday, May 30, 2002 5:28 PM, Robert Collins [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > You need a trailing / on the custom URL. > > Rob > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Carl Sorensen > > Sent: Friday, 31 May 2002 9:00 AM > > To: 'Ton van Overbeek'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file > > from prc-tools mirror > > > > > > Ton wrote: > > > > > > > > > > One thing Carl could try is to use the latest setup snapshot on > > > http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/. > > > The latest one right now is setup-2.249.exe. > > > See if the problem is still there on XP with that version. > > > > > > > I followed this advice > > > > The result: > > > > An error window titled "Cygwin Setup" gives the message > > "Unable to get setup.ini from > > http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/install";. > > > > I pointed my > > browser at http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/install/setup.ini > > and successfully downloaded a copy of the setup.ini file. > > > > Two questions: > > (1) is there a way to make setup.exe use the setup.ini from > > my drive, rather than getting a copy from the prc-tools site? > > > > (2) Is there something different about the way setup > > processes http:// mirror sites instead of ftp:// mirror sites? > > > > Carl > > > >
RE: Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file from prc-tools mirror
Ton wrote: > > One thing Carl could try is to use the latest setup snapshot on > http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/. > The latest one right now is setup-2.249.exe. > See if the problem is still there on XP with that version. > I followed this advice The result: An error window titled "Cygwin Setup" gives the message "Unable to get setup.ini from http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/install";. I pointed my browser at http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net/install/setup.ini and successfully downloaded a copy of the setup.ini file. Two questions: (1) is there a way to make setup.exe use the setup.ini from my drive, rather than getting a copy from the prc-tools site? (2) Is there something different about the way setup processes http:// mirror sites instead of ftp:// mirror sites? Carl
Setup 2.218.2.9 fails to read setup.ini file from prc-tools mirror
I am trying to install prc-tools on my WinXP machine, using cygwin setup 2.218.2.9. I select the "install from internet" button, to install to c:\cygwin, local package directory c:\deleteme, Direct connection, choose ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu and http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net ads download sites. When I click the Next button, the program successfully downloads setup.ini. Then an error window with the title "Parse Errors" pops up, with a whole set of errors. (null) line 1: parse error, unexpected $undefined. (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 1: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) (null) line 2: unrecognized line in setup.ini headers (do you have the latest setup?) and so forth until the error window is full. Then the cygwin setup window shows up, but the prc-tools options are not available under the Devel group. I have succesfully installed prc-tools using setup on my Win98 machine using the same version of setup and the same mirrors. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, Carl Sorensen
