On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:54, Charles D. Russell wrote: > Is the following statement correct? > > Installing from web, rather than downloading to disk, eliminates the risks > of !) having to download the same file twice and 2) having duplicate files > (from different mirrors) retained in the cache.
Yes BUT: 2) is not a problem in either scenario, as long as you use the same set of mirrors each time, setup will avoid downloading duplicates. 1) is only a problem if you choose to force a full copy into the cache, as opposed to downloading what is needed to update your local install. As has been said before, if you want to "Get a full copy of cygwin to install on an arbitrary set of machines" THEN .... wait for it ... use a mirroring tool! Rob -- GPG key available at: <http://users.bigpond.net.au/robertc/keys.txt>.
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