On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 11:10:19AM -0500, Robert Pendell wrote: >Frank Bures wrote: >>I have been using cygwin for several years now. I am now trying to >>install the latest version. I deleted my cygwin directory to avoid any >>possible conflicts. I downloaded the whole distribution to the local >>drive. >> >>When I start the installation, it checks MD5's and then presents me >>with the choice of packages. I make my choice, the installation >>continues by "checking MD5 for _update-info-dir-00230-1" and then the >>following error appears: "Runtime Error! Program: C:\tmpcyg\setup.exe >>abnormal program termination" >> >>The error message is not very helpful (true to its Window$ heritage). >>There are no messages available in Event Viewer. >> >>Running Win2k, 5.00.2195, SP4 >> >>What should I do next? > >That looks like a Visual Basic library error message. Make sure your >Visual Basic 6 libraries are installed properly and up to date. ~ I >think you can get the redistribution package for the dlls on the >Microsoft site.
Er, no. setup.exe doesn't use Visual Basic and no package in the distribution uses Visual Basic. If the OP is trying to install X as part of your installation, you need to do it in two steps -- first install everything but X, then install X. There is a bug in setup.exe which some people are tripping over. It seems to require this. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
