setup-x86_64.exe (bug ?): Cannot write to /usr/bin/cygwin1.dll - cyserver squatting it...

[Mainz, Roland]

Hi!

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The Cygwin installer "setup-x86_64.exe" has problems updating cygwin1.dll when cygserver is running:
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Unable to extract /usr/bin/cygwin1.dll -- error writing file
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The fix is to do a $ sc stop cygserver # as Administrator, then "setup-x86_64.exe" can write to that file, and after "setup" is done do a $ sc start cygserverr # as Admin again.

... is it possible to modify "setup-x86_64.exe" to stop cygserver before doing the installation process and re-start it after it ? That would make the installer a bit more user-friendly...

Versions:
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$ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-10.0-19045 futuramapainmonster4 3.5.0-0.461.g324ace778f70.x86_64 2023-11-14 17:30 UTC x86_64 Cygwin
$ ./setup-x86_64 -V
Cygwin setup 2.926
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Bye,
Roland

i. A. Roland Mainz
Entwickler Steuerungssoftware
TEE

ROVEMA GmbH

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