Sorry, I shouldnt have rushed this...
A1: If you click on the skip icon or text you should see 'skip' replaced by a version number of the prog you downloaded, once you see that version number that means it will be installed/downloaded and then installed. Elfyn ----- Original Message ----- > > From: CBFalconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:25 AM > > Subject: Setup and recovering from mistakes. > > > > > > > Last week I downloaded and used setup for the minimal cygwin > > > system. I used the 'download from internet' and 'install from > > > download' options rather blindly, because I could not see how to > > > select packages. More on that later. > > > > > > This installation basically provided bash, info, ls, etc. and > > > seems to be trouble free. > > > > > > Now I wanted more. Still unable to select properly, I did select > > > several areas which included development, editors, documentation, > > > and launched the download phase. > > > > > > 5 hours of darkness later I have approximately 93 Meg of .bz2 > > > files installed in a set of directories under > > > \cygwin\cygdnld\ftp.... (from the W95 view of directories). I > > > have no wish to repeat any such massive download. My wife has > > > fits when the phone line is tied up for any extensive period. > > > > > > I now find that setup will make no selection from the download > > > when told to 'install from download'. > > > > > > Q1: How can I select packages of interest? I don't want to > > > install emacs. I have no idea what lillypond is. I do want gcc > > > and gdb and Xwindows (maybe not Xwindows for now). I do want the > > > documentation. In other areas my ignorance shines. > > > > > > Q2: How can I rearrange this download for future use. I want to > > > move the .bz2 files to an independant disk. > > > > > > Q3: How is the setup system keeping track? I have now guessed > > > that the bz2 files were packed on demand, and not simply > > > downloaded. > > > > > > Q4: Where is some thorough documentation of the care and feeding > > > of 'setup'. It certainly deserves to have some sort of help > > > facility. > > > > > > or do I have to blow everything away and start over? I hope not. > > > > > > The faq is here and printed, and gives me no help in this area. I > > > assume the user guide comes with the documentation package, at any > > > rate I have not located it. > > > > > > -- > > > Chuck F ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. > > > <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net> USE worldnet address! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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/ > > > > > > > -- > 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/ > -- 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/
