Re: Base packages appear to be missing from fresh setup install

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

cygwin.5.u830@neverbox.com wrote:
> Base packages appear to be missing from fresh setup install
>
> The problem in short:
>
> I run setup and download everything onto a removable hard disk; I move 
> the disk to a computer without network for a clean install;
> I run setup from local directory, using default choices;
> OUTCOME: nothing gets installed
> EXPECTED OUTCOME: the base stuff would get installed
> APPARENT REASON: the "base" category is missing from what I downloaded
> OTHER THINGS I TRIED: re-downloading everything from other mirrors too
> QUESTION: is there a known problem with the distribution sites?

No.

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> QUESTIONS:
>
> Is anyone else experiencing the problem? IE you download a full set and 
> notice it's incomplete and won't install?
>
> If three mirrors all serve a download set that doesn't work, is the 
> problem possibly at the root distribution site?


No.  I suggest trying the mirrors when connected to the Internet, inspecting
their contents directly, using 'wget' or 'curl' to mirror the site you want,
or just trying another mirror.  mirrors.xmission.com works fine for me.  A
quick look at ftp.mirrorservice.org suggests it is OK too though.


> Would it be possible for the cygwin team to publish the list of packages 
> of the full distribution on their web site, so that one could check 
> whether what one is getting contains everything that it should? 


Already done.  See <http://cygwin.com/packages/>.



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