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Re: update/reinstall openssh problem
- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:19:48 -0500
- Subject: Re: update/reinstall openssh problem
- References: <805302.12813.qm@web55511.mail.re4.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On 11/26/2007, Tim Freedom wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:18:19 -0400, "Larry Hall" wrote:
> > Tim Freedom wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hi - I'm trying to upgrade my currently installed openssh
>> > > (version 4.6p1-1) yet whenever I select to install the latest
>> > > 4.7p1-2 (or even reinstall the current 4.6) the setup.exe
>> > > (or updater if you will) barfs on the 'Uninstalling... openssh'
>> > > portion and dies with a windows
>> > >
>> > > ''setup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
>> > > We are sorry for the inconvenience.''
>> > >
>> > > with the familiar 3 buttons - "debug" (which does nothing),
>> > > "Send Error Report", and "Don't Send".
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Can someone please let me know if this is a known issues and/or
how
>> > > to debug/fix this problem. I don't have ssh running as a service
>> > > or an application when I do this "update" so I'm not entirely sure
>> > > why openssh can't be uninstalled easily.
> >
> > You can try downloading a debug version of 'setup.exe' from
> > <http://cygwin.com/setup/snapshots/> with it's source (tar.bz).
> > With this, you can run it under 'gdb' to see if that provides more
> > insight.
Sorry it took awhile to do this - here is the log requested.
Let me know if you need anything else (do please CC me).
Looking at the code suggests that '/etc/setup/openssh.lst.gz'
is corrupted. What does 'zcat /etc/setup/openssh.lst.gz' say?
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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