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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: binutils-20011002-1


This problem has now gone, I used the planetmirror archive. I do not 
know if that's the reason , or just occult weirdness ...

Alec Clews wrote:

> I have problems updating to the new version of binutils.
> 
> When I install I get messages about 'unknown (or supported) file `t'' 
> when trying to install 'strip.exe'. Then there is a message about 
> 'moving directory "c:\cygwin" out of the way' and 'unable to write to 
> file C:/cygwin'
> 
> These message is then repeated with many different values for `t', 
> including strings of none ASCII characters.  It would seem as if the 
> contents of the tar file are corrupt.
> 
> I have tried uring 3 different mirrors but same error occurs. I am using 
> setup version 2.78.2.9.
> 
> I am using NT 2K SP 2 with all the latest and greatest updates
> 
> Any ideas please?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
>> I've made a new version of binutils available for download.
>> To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
>> the http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your
>> system.  Then, run setup and answer all of the questions.
>>
>> Note that we do not allow downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka
>> cygwin.com) due to bandwidth limitations.  This means that you will need
>> to find a mirror which has this update.
> 
> 
> 



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