Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sam Edge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 8:17 PM >> Every version of setup.exe I've used exhibits this annoying >> behaviour but them I'm new here. >> >> I agree with Daniele. I install different subsets of the >> packages on several machines. I also like to keep a copy of >> the most up-to-date versions of packages that I don't >> currently use on any of them, in case I need them where I've >> no (or poor) access to the 'Net. > > So use a mirroring tool! Setup.exe is -not- designed for this. If you > want a setup.ini parsing mirroring tool, take me up on my offer to help > someone leverage the setup.ini codebase to build a mirroring tool. > > Rob
But setup.exe has operated in the correct way in the past! Why write a new tool, when fixing a bug in the current one would do all that needs to be done? NB: I'm not saying 'go fix that now'. When (if? ;-) I find time to understand the setup code, I will do this, if no one has beaten me to it. Max. -- 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/
