Re: Customizing setup.exe (How to specify "default" packages)

2006-06-30 Thread Brian Dessent
Harry Dellicker wrote: > P.S. Is there any way to get ahold of a copy of the script used for > creating the setup.ini file? If not I guess I can simply tack my > additions onto the end of the official copy each time I rsync my mirror. http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2005-09/msg00142.html http:

Re: Customizing setup.exe (How to specify "default" packages)

2006-06-30 Thread Harry Dellicker
Ah yes, it is so simple when someone who knows explains it clearly. I should have asked sooner but was afraid I would get flamed for asking something "stupid." Thanks, Harry P.S. Is there any way to get ahold of a copy of the script used for creating the setup.ini file? If not I guess I

Re: Customizing setup.exe (How to specify "default" packages)

2006-06-30 Thread Igor Peshansky
On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Harry Dellicker wrote: > I know this has been asked before but I have not yet found a real answer. > > ---> How does setup.exe "decide" which packages are to be installed by > default? <--- Simple. Everything in the "Base" and "Misc" categories is installed by default. An

Re: Customizing setup.exe (How to specify "default" packages)

2006-06-30 Thread Brian Dessent
Harry Dellicker wrote: > I have seen the suggestion that any packages placed in "Base" will be > included in the default package list, but that seems like a bit of a kluge. That is it. Setup.exe will automatically select "Curr" for any package in "Base" (and any of its dependant packages) that i

Customizing setup.exe (How to specify "default" packages)

2006-06-30 Thread Harry Dellicker
I know this has been asked before but I have not yet found a real answer. ---> How does setup.exe "decide" which packages are to be installed by default? <--- I do not see anything in setup.ini that controls this. It is also not hard-coded in the setup program itself, as far as I can tell, no