Forgot to add post-install log that setup has displayed. Here it is http://pastebin.com/pfJfE9rz
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Nazar Hotsa <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, here's my 1st experience :) > > I use Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (russian) and I followed installation > instructions accurately. > I downloaded the latest version of http://cygwin.com/setup.exe and > launched it from cmd with setup.exe -K > http://cygwinports.org/ports.gpg command. > I selected Install from Internet, selected a mirror > (http://mirror.kernel.org) then entered > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cygwin-ports in User URL, clicked > Add, made sure that both mirrors are highlighted. > > I selected *absolutely all* packages to be installed, then it still > prompted to install dependencies, I ticked to install all those too. > The download went fine, installation has begun and went fine too. > > At the point of executing postinstall scripts setup stalled like this > http://i53.tinypic.com/hryg3k.png > At first I thought it just needs time so I left it for the night. But > no, in the morning it was on the same stage. > > I looked into hicolor-icon-theme.sh script, saw > gtk-update-icon-cache.exe in task manager, killed it. The installation > went on. > Then it stalled again on gnome-icon-theme.sh > I looked into this one, saw gtk-update-icon-cache.exe in task manager > again, killed it again. And again the installation went on. > > I had to kill gtk-update-icon-cache.exe a few times because setup > stalled at every postinstall script using this utility. > Then I made a (not so) smart decision to simply rename > /cygwin/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache.exe to > /cygwin/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache.bak and setup turned out to be smart > and continue working w/o this utility, just omitting calls to it I > guess. > > Then at some point it stalled again. Don't remember the postinstall > script name exactly, but it was using fc-cache.exe > I did the same trick - renamed fc-cache.exe to fc-cache.bak and after > some time setup finished the installation. Everything seems to be good > and working right so far. > > So, does this mean problems with fc-cache.exe and > gtk-update-icon-cache.exe? Maybe issues on x64 systems? > I guess I didn't ruin the installation because those 2 utilities seem > to be creating icons and font caches. That's not critical, is it? > > Anyway, I'll play with my installation further and will check if other > issues arise. Just wanted to report this weird behaviour of above > utils. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
