At 03:48 PM 4/8/2004, you wrote: >I'm curious if there is a way to force the setup.exe to disable >automatic dependecies and automatic package upgrade/selection. It >makes it quite inconvient when trying to uninstall many packages from >the system (whole categories), but when clicking on a few stray ones >(to set to skip/uninstall) it automatically checks a ton more.
Do you have a specific example of this? >In >some cases, I am completely unable to install certain packages due to >cyclic dependencies. Is there a workaround or other solution >available? AFAIK, dependencies are only enforced when you select something for the purposes of installing. So a concrete example would be helpful here. Your /var/log/setup.log.full might be useful to see as well, assuming it corresponds to the session where you notice the problems you're reporting. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
