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From:	Joe Buehler <jbuehler AT hekimian DOT com>
Subject:	Re: setup.exe: something besides C++?
Date:	Wed, 05 Mar 2003 10:34:47 -0500
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Steve Coleman wrote:

> But then with all the recent requests for new Cygwin setup.exe features 
> I do think there might be a use for something like the CPAN.pm package 
> that would allow these people to script their own automatic updates or 
> to add new custom features as required for their specific needs. No 
> setup.exe is going to satisfy everybody, so perhaps a CYGWIN.pm ??

I am one of the ones who would like to make install enhancements for
my own use -- unattended installs for example -- but the existing code
is not easy for me to figure out...
-- 
Joe Buehler



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