cannot install from local disk with latest setup.exe-2.249.2.2

[Robert Collins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com 
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Volker Zell
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 5:45 PM
> To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
> Subject: cannot install from local disk with latest 
> setup.exe-2.249.2.2
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> I usually install packages in two steps. First I download 
> them and then I install from local disk.
> The latter does not work for me with setup.exe-2.249.2.2.
> 
> setup just keeps my disk spinning when it comes to the 
> Installing... screen.
> I cannot even press the Cancel button, it's not reacting anymore.
> Nothing is written to the logfiles.
> 
> I have to use the taskvier to kill setup.
> 
> My setup is NT4-SP5
> 
> The latest working setup in my scenario was setup.exe-2.218.2.9
> Ciao
>   Volker

I'll bet that you have a large amount of files in your cache dir. Setup
is validating the MD5 for all those files.

Rob