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Subject:	Re: setup.exe: something besides C++?
Date:	Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:52:57 -0000
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Robert Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 02:34, Joe Buehler wrote:
>
>> 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...
>
> Have you considered asking for pointers to the code areas to change?
>
> Setups code base is somewhat torturous at the moment, although that
> gets better with every oportunity we get to hack on it. And theres
> certainly folk here that can say "look at X to change that behaviour".

I have a list of my own notes on what is in which file. I'll try re-writing
it to be less cryptic and flippant. In the mean time, I'll be happy to give
pointers about getting to know the setup code.


Max.


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