"Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nicholas Wourms >> Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2002 4:53 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [Setup 2.259.2.4]: Issue when previous package is >> deleted [was Re: please upload - expat-1.95.4 bugfix release] >> >> >> Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> >> >On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 10:09:11PM +0200, Gerrit P. Haase wrote: >> > >> >>expat-1.95.3 was buggy and is no longer available at sourceforge, >> >>so please do delete the Cygwin release too. >> >> >> > >> >Deleted. >> > >> Corinna has inadvertantly discovered a bug in setup 2.259.2.4. �I had >> expat-1.95.3 installed on my machine and desired to upgrade >> to the new >> release. �I decided that, since it was uploaded so recently, I should >> verify the contents on my mirror of choice. �I just checked the >> setup.ini file on mirrors.rcn.net. �It contained an entry for the new >> expat-1.95.4 with the proper directory path. �I examined the files at >> the path specified, and they turned out to be the correct version and >> md5 sums. �I have attached a png of the dialogue for your reference >> regarding the upcoming explination. �Ok, I fire up setup.exe, >> point it >> to rcn.net, and click "View" once so that it displays all the >> packages. >> �I then scroll down to expat, only to find it saying "Keep". �I click >> "Keep" thinking I might get the new version, but instead it cycles to >> "Uninstall". �I click again, it cycles back to "Keep". �So apparently >> setup.exe doesn't like it when the previous package is >> deleted from the >> mirrors. �Also, the same behaviour can be seen with the >> _PostInstallLast >> package. �The machine involved is running WindowsME. �Just >> thought I'd >> give a heads up. > >Any chance of the log files as well? Without them, there is little >information available to diagnose with. >
As requested... This is on my Win98 machine. I hope it helps. Sorry to be so short, my keyboard is going bad(I had to cut+paste all the spaces). Cheers, Nicholas __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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