Cygwin setup (x86_64 - v2.893) : listed of packages selected ignored

[Jon Turney]

On 23/08/2018 17:39, Ken Brown wrote:
> On 8/23/2018 11:59 AM, Kptain wrote:
>> Â  Hi all,
>>
>> Â  When I try to use Cygwin setup by specifying list of package to 
>> download,
>> all of them are ignored.
>>
>> Â  I'm using -P option line this:
>>
>> Â  setup-x86_64_2.893.exe -v -d -N -n -D -B -g -A -a x86_64 -p
>> http://appgw.fcomp.com:80 -P a2ps ,attr ,base-cygwin ,base-files ,bash
> 
> Delete the spaces.  The packages should be separated only by commas. 
> Alternatively, delete the commas and use a separate -P for each package.

Yeah, those are the only forms which are correctly handled at the currently.

I think that perhaps setup -P "a2ps , attr" should work, but doesn't, 
which could be considered a bug...



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