>> Michael D. Berger & Rosalie A. Clavez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> In looking at the list of items I can install, I see that one >>> of the options is "keep". What does this mean? >>> I would like to execute this sequence: >>> 1 - download a complete new version; >>> 2 - backup the complete new version; >>> 3 - delete my old version; >>> 4 - install the new version. >>> Does the "keep" oprion intefere with this procedure?
> Max Bowsher wrote: >> Keep = leave as is, i.e. do nothing. >> >> But why would you want to make things so hard for yourself? Cygwin is >> designed to be updated on a package by package basis, not wiped and >> reinstalled regularly. Michael D. Berger & Rosalie A. Clavez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Without going into why I would want to follow the procedure I have > outlined, I infer from what you say that it is not possible to do, > without individually changing each keep. To get a clean, new > installation, it seems that I must first remove the old version, > and then download the new one. > > Is this true? This would be a considerable problem. Please keep replies on list. I'm not really clear on what the problem is - so here are some thoughts that might help, but perhaps you could re-phrase exactly what your problem is? Currently, I'm guessing that you want to be in a position to reinstall Cygwin from your local disc, without a net connection. You seem to think that a Cygwin "installation source" is a monolithic entity. Its not. It is a small setup.exe program, a setup.ini information file and a collection of packages. Therefore 'download a complete new version' really doesn't make much sense. Hopefully, you can explain exactly what you want to achieve, and get an answer from me or anyone else on [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
