RE: Setup not working

2023-02-28 Thread Brian Cowan via Cygwin
There is a set of messages from last year or the year before talking about how the Cygwin setup program is compressed with "upx." When I had this issue, I had to download UPX on a Linuux host, copy the setup program to that host, and use upx to uncompress the executable. Why? Because my corporat

RE: Does the Cygwin setup program do internal sanity checks on startup?

2022-08-31 Thread Brian Cowan via Cygwin
y be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] On 25/08/2022 19:14, Brian Cowan via Cygwin wrote: > And this was exactly it. I downloaded the latest UPX version, and it > crashed on startup. I downloaded the Linux version on another host, > copied the se

RE: Does the Cygwin setup program do internal sanity checks on startup?

2022-08-25 Thread Brian Cowan via Cygwin
sender, Don't click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] On 25/08/2022 17:52, Adam Dinwoodie wrote: > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 08:46:10PM +0000, Brian Cowan via Cygwin wrote: >>Does the Cygwin setup progr

Does the Cygwin setup program do internal sanity checks on startup?

2022-08-24 Thread Brian Cowan via Cygwin
Why would I ask that question? Because I have a host running a hodgepodge of company-mandated security software, and -- only on that host -- the Cygwin setup tool crashes... Oddities: 1. The crash generates 3 dump files when I use procdump, which is odd since I "normally" only get 2 identical d