On 2020-06-26 12:04, Yasuhiro KIMURA wrote: > 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.
Just checked the setup sources, so unless there is a bug, you are running a setup version over 5 years old, or not running Cygwin setup, user_picked is part of the package metadata that is still read from and written to installed.db. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in IEC units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.] -- 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
