> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On > Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3:26 PM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: EXT: Re: Can't use install-path longer than 15 chars after 2.875 > update > > On Aug 31 18:59, Garber, Dave (GE Oil & Gas, Non-GE) wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] > On > > > Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:39 PM > > > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > > > Subject: EXT: Re: Can't use install-path longer than 15 chars after > > > 2.875 update > > > > > > On Aug 31 20:22, Jacek Sowiński wrote: > > > > After updating to setup-x86_64.exe version 2.875 I can't use > > > > install paths longer than 15 chars and error is throwed: > > > > > > > > > The install directory must be absolute, with both a drive letter > > > > > and leading slash, like C:\Cygwin > > > > > > So what was your actual install path? > > > > > > FYI, I just used setup-2.875 to installed Cygwin into > > > C:\cygwin-test-blubber- test\test\test and it just worked. > > > > I can confirm that C:\apps\Cygwin64 does NOT work but C:\apps\Cygwin6 > > does. I also get the error with C:\cygwin-test-blubber-test\test\test. > > On what OS? You're not running it on XP by any chance? Is that on > 32 or 64 bit? > > [...time passes...] > > I could reproduce it on W7 32 bit for some reaosn, while it works fine all the > time on W10 64 bit. >
Fails on Win7 64 bit also. > FWIW, I reverted setup to version 2.874 for the time being. > > > Corinna > > -- > Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to > Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com > Red Hat
