[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup (2.911)

[Jon Turney]

On 30/12/2021 16:45, Rainer Emrich wrote:
> Hi Jon,
> 
> Am 29.12.2021 um 16:58 schrieb Jon Turney:
>> A new version of Setup (2.911) has been uploaded to:
>>
>>   https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe  (64 bit version)
>>   https://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe     (32 bit version)
>>
> for me the new setup executables do not work, same for both:
> 
> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.1415]
> (c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
> 
> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>setup-x86_64.exe --version
> 
> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>Cygwin setup 2.911
> 
> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>setup-x86_64.exe
> 
> D:\System\Software\cygwin-all>Starting cygwin install, version 2.911
> User has backup/restore rights
> User has symlink creation right

That's disappointing.

Perhaps you can try the following (unfortunately complex) procedure to 
help me investigate the problem:

1. Using an old setup from https://cygwin.com/setup/, install the gdb 
and upx packages.

2. Fetch setup 2.911, and the corresponding symbols.  Make sure setup is 
executable.

$ wget https://cygwin.com/setup/setup-2.911.x86_64.exe
$ chmod +x setup-2.911.x86_64.exe
$ wget https://cygwin.com/setup/setup-2.911.x86_64.dbg

3. Decompress the setup executable using 'upx -d'.

$ upx -d setup-2.911.x86_64.exe

4. Run setup under gdb.  Avoid elevation so setup stays under the 
control of gdb.  Load the symbol file into gdb.

$ gdb --args ./setup-2.911.x86_64.exe -B
[...]
(gdb) symbol-file setup-2.911.x86_64.dbg
Reading symbols from setup-2.911.x86_64.dbg...
(gdb) r

5. When gdb reports an error, capture a backtrace.

(gdb) bt full