On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 12:55:23PM -0500, Frank Bures wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:34:20 -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote: > >>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. > >OK, I installed without X and it went through. However, I have not been >able to install X afterwards, still getting the same error. >How should I install X and avoid the error?
How could you be getting the same error? _update_info_dir shouldn't be running if you are installing just X in the second step. If it is getting selected, then unselect it. 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/
