At 04:08 AM 6/16/2005, you wrote: >> For this type of problem, you'll >> want to use the "Setup Package Search" page <http://cygwin.com/packages/>. > >Great! This is a great utility. >This could maybe be even be integrated in a tool.
True. I guess 'cygcheck' would be a good choice here. It can already do the above for packages that you have installed (with the '-f' flag). Obviously, it would need network access to perform the same check for packages that you don't have installed. Anyway, I guess this all boils down to <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#SHTDI> and <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC>. -- 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/