I think I know why w32api-1.2-1 is broken in setup 2.194.2.15. That is, I don't know what bug to fix in setup, but I know what's unique about w32api-1.2-1.tar that is causing problems. The paths are of the form "./usr/lib/..." instead of "usr/lib/...". That extra "./" shouldn't matter but it causes the problem.
Here is part of "tar jtvf w32api-1.2-1.tar.bz2": ... drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators 0 2001-12-07 14:51:10 ./usr/lib/ drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators 0 2001-12-07 14:51:13 ./usr/lib/w32api/ -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators 408608 2001-12-07 14:51:10 ./usr/lib/w32api/libadvapi32.a -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators 4254 2001-12-07 14:51:10 ./usr/lib/w32api/libcap.a ... If it's re-packaged like this: ... drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators 0 2001-12-07 14:51:10 usr/lib/ drwxr-xr-x BoydE/Administrators 0 2001-12-07 14:51:13 usr/lib/w32api/ -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators 408608 2001-12-07 14:51:10 usr/lib/w32api/libadvapi32.a -rw-r--r-- BoydE/Administrators 4254 2001-12-07 14:51:10 usr/lib/w32api/libcap.a ... (without the leading "./") then setup 2.194.2.15 installs it properly. At least, that does it for me. Perhaps someone (Earnie?) with quick access to cygwin/latest/w32api on sources.redhat.com could repack these archives in time for mirrors to get them tonight? I guess they should be 1.2-2? I'm in the process of downloading all cygwin packages to check for others with this packaging style. But someone with access to an existing mirror could do this more easily. I will probably fall asleep before my download finishes. Assuming I have enough disk space... Sweet dreams. David
