Yann Crausaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've built 'setup.exe', following the instructions on > http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html. > Is this version, 2.293, the newest available ? Is it normal that the > file > reaches a size of 9'882'581 bytes, against 171008 bytes of the > download > version ? Did I anything wrong (again) ?
- gcc version 3 produced larger .exes - Your .exe still contains debug info (strip -s setup.exe) - The released versions are compressed with upx (available as a Cygwin package through setup) > I've renamed my c:\cygwin directory to c:\cywin_tmp to simulate a > system > without Cygwin and I ran the application : trying to download the > packages, > it crashes when I reach the 'Select Packages' frame and I click on > 'default' > next to '+All' : "... memory cannot be 'read'" > > If I run the application without having renamed the c:\cygwin > directory, > it doesn't crash, but it's impossible to download a whole distro > (I've click > choosen 'Install' next to '+All' : only _update-info-dir, gnupg, pine > and > setup are downloaded) > > What's going on ??? Weird. I will think about it. Max.
