Re: Cygwin setup crashes

["Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>]

Manu wrote:
>>> I've patched and rebuilt.
>>> I have now: "Can't open (null) for reading: No such file"
>>> This occurs in install.cc, line 173:
>>>
>>> ---
>>> /* install one source at a given prefix. */
>>> static int
>>> install_one_source (packagemeta & pkgm, packagesource & source,
>>>       String const &prefixURL, String const &prefixPath,
>>> package_type_t type) {
>>>   int errors = 0;
>>>   Progress.SetText2 (source.Base ());
>>>   if (!source.Cached () || !io_stream::exists (source.Cached ()))
>>>     {
>>>       note (NULL, IDS_ERR_OPEN_READ, source.Cached (), "No such
>>>       file"); return 1;
>>>     }
>>> ---
>>
>> Umm. This bug is known to exist, but we don't know how to reproduce
>> it.
>
> At first glance, it occurs with the patch you suggested, when
> uninstalling packages. Apparently, it is reproducible.

When *uninstalling*? I've only ever seen it when installing.

Anyway, it's definitely not reproducible. It seems to come and go for no
obvious reason.


Max.




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