Bug 10986 - 1.7 Setup fails to automatically create the local package directory that the user specifies
Summary: 1.7 Setup fails to automatically create the local package directory that the ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: cygwin
Classification: Unclassified
Component: setup.exe (show other bugs)
Version: 1.7.0
: P2 enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: cygwin-apps
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Reported: 2009-11-19 07:23 UTC by Jason Spiro
Modified: 2009-11-19 16:05 UTC (History)
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Description Jason Spiro 2009-11-19 07:23:32 UTC 
Quoting Mark J. Reed at http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.cygwin/111151 :

% On "Cygwin Setup - Select Local Package Directory", it says "The
% directory will be created if it does not already exist."  But if I
% type in the name of a new folder (whose parent folder exists), and I
% get this error message:
%
% Could not change dir to [...full path...]: The system cannot find the
% file specified. [00000002]
% [Abort][Retry][Ignore]

This is a regression.  It would be good if 1.7 Setup would automatically create
the local package directory that the user specifies, even if it did not already
exist.  1.5 Setup does it, so it would be good if 1.7 Setup could too.
Comment 1 Jason Spiro 2009-11-19 07:27:57 UTC 
I, too, experience the behavior Mark reported.  I am using Setup 2.649.
Comment 2 Christopher Faylor 2009-11-19 16:05:03 UTC 
Fixed by Dave Korn/Corinna Vinschen.