Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/11/01/08:43:11
Well, over the last 6-12 months there have been many many feature
requests for setup.exe, and nothing has happened, right?
Wrong. Other than the numerous bug fixes that went in to the setup.exe
available from the home page, some of the more significant features have
gone in, in the development setup.exe only.
Some specific features included in the beta setup.exe are
* Remembers the directory you download packages too.
* Automatically installs dependencies to ensure packages work correctly.
* Has categories and provides a hierarchical view to select the packages
from.
We're looking for 3-5 end user testers. You don't have to have _any_
interest in coding setup.exe to help. Just being someone who uses
setup.exe now is enough.
What is needed is feedback. Is the new interface clear, or does it need
changing to be more self-explanatory. Does it have bugs? Do things work
correctly? Be as precise and clear as possible in describing what is
wrong/unclear/problematic.
If you are interested in helping, email the list to indicate you'll be
doing a test run or two. Then go to
http://www.cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/ and download the most recent
setup snapshot to a location on your hard disk. Run it. Tell us what you
think.
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Please, NO "me-too" comments in the feedback. Each bug reported will be
considered seriously, it will not need every tester to comment on it to
get looked at.
*******
Rob
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