On Feb 15 06:44, Jan Obrestad wrote: > I have discovered a bug in setup.exe version 2.682. > > I tried installing cygwin 1.7.1 on windows 7 x64. > It failed with the error message: > > Unable to extract /etc/ -- the file is in use. > > Which was a bit weird since the directory didn't exist yet. > > The log message was a bit more clear it said: > LOG: 2 Failed to make the path for cygfile:///etc/alternatives/README > > After much trial and error I found the solution, just by chance. > > The setup program suggested installing cygwin in: > > C:\cygwin\ > > I tried removing the last backspace, like this: > > C:\cygwin > > Then it installed perfectly.
Should be fixed in CVS now. Expect a new setup.exe soon. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
