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Re: [root: Cron <cgf@sourceware> cd /sourceware/ftp/anonftp/pub/cygwin; /sourceware/infra/bin/cygwin/upset -C -u setup.ini; /usr/local/bin/upx-q -q -q setup.exe || exit 0]


On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 04:22:51PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >>On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 04:00:48PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >>>Since the setup.hint files that Abe sent looked ok after a cursory
> >>>glance, I'm wondering...  It looks like xerces-c is the only package
> >>>with an external-source directive pointing to a name with a "-"...
> >>>Could there be a bug in package name parsing code in upset or
> >>>Cygwin::Setup?
> >>
> >>No.  The error message is correct.
> >
> >I admit that was a WAG on my part.  However, looking at the upset
> >source, the error message comes directly from the contents of
> >"external-source", so it's not too surprising that it's correct (and,
> >IMO, doesn't indicate that there's no bug).  You're in a better
> >position to test the theory, but I'll see if I can trace this when I
> >have some time.
>
> Igor, I wasn't looking for programming help or someone to track down an
> unknown problem.  This is a packaging problem pure and simple.  The
> source files are missing.
>
> There is nothing you or I can do to fix it.  It requires the package
> maintainer to make a decision.
>
> cgf

But that's exactly what I don't understand: AFAICS, in
<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2004-02/msg00192.html>, Abe *did*
include a correctly named source package.  Didn't it get uploaded?  Or am
I totally off the mark?
	Igor
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