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RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup.exe (Release 2.876)


From: Andrey Repin 
> Greetings, Nellis, Kenneth!
> 
> >> A new version of Setup, release 2.876, has been uploaded to
> >>
> >>    https://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe     (32 bit version)
> >>    https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe  (64 bit version)
> >>
> >> ...
> 
> > Not a biggie, but thought I'd mention that when I installed
> > the new 64-bit version through my bash script (using wget),
> > on launching it Windows complained that permissions were
> > out of order and that I didn't have permission to run it.
> 
> > Deleting that download and installing the normal way through
> > the web page worked just fine.
> 
> This is to be expected, if you've downloaded the file into Cygwin ACL-
> enforced
> directory.
> You'll have to explicitly +x it to be able to execute the file.

Uh, I don't think my directory is "Cygwin ACL-enforced", but how 
would I know? It's just my regular Windows download folder (under 
C:\Users), which is separate from my Cygwin stuff (C:\cygwin\home).

Again, not a biggie, but a curiosity. 

--Ken Nellis

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