----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Annino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "cygwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 21:03 Subject: Re: Scriptable start.exe
> Well, considering that I just need to install a cygwin configured a certain > way, I think I found a way around this limitation. Being able to script > setup.exe would be nice though. Some package management ala RPM or > something would be nice, but I understand priorities. > > So my work around: > - Install cygwin the way I like it on one computer > - Remove the .done extention from the stuff in the postprocess directory > - Copy the install to a CD or something > - Copy to the computer you want to install on > - Run a little perl script I just wrote that goes through the > /etc/postprocess directory and runs everything there, adding .done to the > end of each script when its done with it, just like the installer does. > > This seems to work fine, but I haven't tried it on a "clean" install of > Windows yet. Its getting late so I'll do that tommorow. > > If anyone is interested in the perl script I can post it. Its a rather > simple script, but does the job. If you are going to execute them from your Perl script, you don't need to remove the .done. Don't forget to add c:\cygwin\bin (or the equivalent) to the system %PATH%. You also need to save and restore mount points: # Save the mount points # (can run under either bash or cmd.exe or command.com) mount -m > mounts.bat REM Restore the mount points REM (could also run in bash, but bash would need the mount points) mounts -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.htm Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
