"Dave Korn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of J. David Boyd > > Sent: 23 September 2004 18:16 > > > "Calman, Jack" writes: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Our group is interested in installing cygwin on a group of > > classified > > > computers that are not connected to the internet. Would you > > please tell me > > > how to download what I need from the internet. Then I'll > > put it on a CD, > > > carry it into the classified room, and then install on the > > computers there. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > - Jack Calman > > > Johns Hopkins University > > > Applied Physics Lab > > > Laurel, MD > > > > > > After you have a working installation on any computer, you can zip and > > copy the C:\CYGWIN directory. It is totally self contained, and > > should work fine anywhere. > > Nonsense! That method won't create any mount points in the registry, nor > will it run any post-install scripts. The correct method is to run > setup.exe, select 'Download from internet', download everything, burn the > temporary storage directory to cd along with a copy of setup.exe, then on > each enduser machine you run setup.exe and tell it to 'Install from local > directory', pointing at the download dir that you burnt to CD. > > cheers, > DaveK > -- > Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
Oops, you are absolutely 100% right. I knew that, as that's what I've done in the past. I didn't mean install, I meant download, and then zip and burn, and then install. Good thing there's many sets of eyes here! Thanks, Dave -- 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/
