From: Brian Inglis <brian.ing...@systematicsw.ab.ca> Subject: Re: Listing only manually installed package Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:20:26 -0600
> $ grep '\s1$' /etc/setup/installed.db # manual > $ grep '\s0$' /etc/setup/installed.db # auto > > $ awk '1 == $3' /etc/setup/installed.db # manual > $ awk '0 == $3' /etc/setup/installed.db # auto > > I can't remember what the pristine state of the Base category packages are, > I've messed around with the setup files so much for so long. I checked /etc/setup/installed.db on my 32bit and 64bit console but in each case all lines end with "0". Therefore, From: Andrey Repin <anrdae...@yandex.ru> Subject: Re: Listing only manually installed package Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:15:21 +0300 > AFAIK, there's no way to tell if a package was manually selected or not. > Cygwin's setup just don't store this information. As you say, unfortunately there seems to be no way to tell if a package was installed manually or automatically. --- Yasuhiro KIMURA -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
