> From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 01:33, John Morrison wrote: > > Can't you get the number of files from setup.ini? > > Not if there isn't one, which is still (grudglingly) supported. > Also, for *any* sort of accuracy, how many files are there is needed, > otherwise my 8000 entry test file will spend more time updating the > screen than check files.
OK, was worth asking :) > > > How keen where they on this? (Both the > > > full progress bar, and the alphabetical ordering). > > > > I think, it was a case that they didn't know how long it was > > going to take. If they had a progress bar they'd know exactly, > > if the files were in alphabetical order they'd at least have > > an idea that it was comming to an end ;) > > > > Would it be reasonable to switch MD5 off? It ends up > > being checked 3 or 4 times around here as different people > > install cygwin... > > Yeah, we can add a knob to the command line I guess. Thanks. BTW, any interest in base-xxx creating icons/shortcuts rather than setup.exe? J. -- 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/
