Another setup v2.889 regression? additional information
Houder
houder@xs4all.nl
Sun Mar 4 16:58:00 GMT 2018
On 2018-03-04 16:11, Houder wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Because there are problems with setup v2.889, I decided to do
> some testing of my own.
>
> I started out with empty directories for the repo (a.k.a. the
> Local Directory?) and the root directory ...
>
> After having downloaded and installed the "required" packages,
> I again started setup (3rd time and 4th time) to download and
> install "cscope" (yes, one of the packages).
>
> Then I started setup for the 5th time (download): it reported
> "nothing to install".
>
> When I started setup for the 6th time (install), it wanted to
> replace cscope (v15.8b-1) with an older version (15.8.0.1-2)
Sorry, I should have added ...
I always invoke setup using a shortcut, i.e. the invocation is
always parameterized as follows:
E:\_cygwin64_repository-test\setup-x86_64-2889.exe \
-n -R e:/Cygwin64-test -l e:/_cygwin64_repository-test
(startup-directory: e:/_cygwin64_repository-test)
> From /var/log/setup.log:
>
> 2018/03/04 15:35:04 Starting cygwin install, version 2.889
> 2018/03/04 15:35:04 User has backup/restore rights
> 2018/03/04 15:35:04 Current Directory: e:/_cygwin64_repository-test
> 2018/03/04 15:35:04 Could not open service McShield for query, start
> and stop. McAfee may not be installed, or we don't have access.
> 2018/03/04 15:35:15 source: from local dir
> 2018/03/04 15:35:17 root: e:\Cygwin64-test system
> 2018/03/04 15:35:18 Selected local directory:
> e:/_cygwin64_repository-test
> 2018/03/04 15:35:20 solving: 0 tasks, update: yes, use test packages:
> no
> 2018/03/04 15:35:20 Augmented Transaction List:
> 2018/03/04 15:35:20 0 install
> cscope 15.8.0.1-2
> 2018/03/04 15:35:20 1 erase
> cscope 15.8b-1
>
> From override.hint on the "Twente" mirror:
>
> curr: 15.8b-1
> prev: 15.8.0.1-2
> replace-versions: 15.8.0.1-2
>
> As far as understand, setup should attempt to install v15.8b1
> in case v15.8.0.1-2 is installed.
>
> Not the other way around. (currently v15.8b-1 in installed).
>
> Henri
>
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