On Mar 7 18:09, Jon Beniston wrote: > >> It seems recent versions of setup-x86.exe exit before the installation is > >> complete. Without the --no-admin option, the main installation is run as > a > >> child process, and the parent doesn't wait for the child to complete. > This > >> can cause a bit of a problem for other installers that install Cygwin (as > >> when setup.exe exits, Cygwin isn't installed). > >> > >> Is something like the attached patch appropriate? It just waits for the > >> child process before exiting. > > > >Why don't you just run your installer as admin and use the --no-admin > >option? > > I can't immediately see a way to do that with the installer package I'm > using, but I can probably find a workaround. > > However, I thought the patch might be useful for anyone else who also > installs Cygwin via some form of script or installer, as this reverts the > default behaviour to as it was until recently.
"Recently" is more than three months ago... It's kind of annoying having two setup processes in memory for no apparentl reason. However, I see your point. Therefore I applied a variation of your patch which waits for the elevated child if the -W or --wait option is ginve on the command line. Hope that helps, Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
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