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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:46:20 +0100
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: FAQ alert: "Can I use setup to install snapshots" incorrect now?
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On Monday 11 Jun 01, Brian Keener writes:
> Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > Can anyone confirm or deny if the FAQ entry mentioned in the subject is
> > still accurate?
> >
> Yep, not going to work based on what I have seen (and also some things I have 
> done) in setup .  As we have discussed before - with its dependency on 
> setup.ini for the packages and the versions (ie Prev, Curr, Test) unless you 
> were to modify the setup.ini file stored locally it wouldn't know what to 
> install.  

OK, sorry I haven't been keeping track of these changes.  I'll take
that bit out.

> But back to the FAQ - I believe the "How do I uninstall Cygwin?" FAQ 
> immediately before this one might also want to point out setup does have 
> uninstall for individual packages - just not a full uninstall.

Allrighty.  Thanks.

David


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