Bugs item #848871, was opened at 2003-11-25 12:38 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by theller You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=848871&group_id=5470
Category: Windows Group: Platform-specific >Status: Closed >Resolution: Wont Fix Priority: 5 Submitted By: Jens Olsson (morr) Assigned to: Thomas Heller (theller) Summary: Windows installer halts Initial Comment: The Windows installer halts when starting to install files, more exactly when installing the file "UNWISE.EXE" and the progress bar reads "1%". Python versions tested: 2.2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.2-1 All tested versions behave the same. Since I don't believe it's a common bug I attach selected computer specs for the system in question. I find it hard to believe it is the python windows installer by itself that contains the bug but since I haven't experienced this with any other installer I submit the bug anyway. It can't be my system by itself either. - Varying the installation options does not seem to help (non exhaustive testing done). - Running install on on specific processor (Hyper Threading is enabled) does not change things Test system summary (see attachment for full specs): Gigabyte 8KNXP motherboard, intel Northwood 3.0GHz HT, 2x512MB Corsair 3500, Radeon 9700 AIW, Seagate Barracuda 160GB, Windows XP Pro SP1a. Reproduction steps: 1. Launch installer 2. Click 'next' when asked for directory 3. Click 'next' when asked about backups 4. Click 'next' when asked for component selection 5. Click 'next' when asked for start menu group selection 6. Click 'next' when prompted with the "ready to install" screen 7. Observere bug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller) Date: 2004-12-22 16:55 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=11105 No time to struggle with WISE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller) Date: 2004-02-25 20:14 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=11105 Nope, there isn't really progress. I spend some time in the wise support news group, but didn't really get a useful answer. I have to limit the time I spend on this. IMO a better thing would be to bring the innosetup script in CVS up to date with the current inno version - they are at 4.1.x currently, and add code for the missing features. I have the impression that innosetup is powerful enough to handle all that is needed. The only downside would that probably Python 2.3.4 will be the only version using this installer, since 2.4 will be released as MSI file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Jens Olsson (morr) Date: 2004-02-24 10:29 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=917179 Any news on this one? Latest version behaves the same. Is there any alternative Windows install procedure that is reasonable easy to perform? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Jens Olsson (morr) Date: 2003-12-10 12:38 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=917179 I couldn't update comments and didn't have time to figure out how I should do it so I hope this attached file will do. Follow up: I ran the installer with the suggested /m1 option. The install asked for the following directories (in order): windows system system32 temp source All input boxes had default values which seemed reasonable so I left them unchanged. Then the actual installer window showed (as without /m1). After submitting the requested information (as reported in the inital bugreport) the installer halted when the small window titled "installing" showed, at 1% and the file unwise.exe... just as before. No question about registring files (besides the five windows promting for manual input of directories as described above). No error messages. Just the same behaviour as before with some additional directory prompting dialoges at the beginning. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller) Date: 2003-12-05 20:49 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=11105 Here is advice I got from a Wise rep: """ This sounds like it is hanging at the point that the install is trying to self register files. You can test this by running the setup.exe with a /m1. This will run the install in manual mode, and prompt when each file is trying to self register. This will indicate which file it is trying to self register, and then the error message. """ Can you try this, please, and report the result? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller) Date: 2003-12-03 21:58 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=11105 I've asked in the WISE support news group for help, I've also seen similar behaviour in other software built with WISE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=848871&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
