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From: David Arnstein <arnstein AT panix DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Folder ftp%3a%2f%2fftp.sunsite.utk.edu%2fpub%2fcygwin remains after install
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> Somewhat offtopic and probably FAQ:
> The local package cache fills up with outdated (no longer in
> setup.ini) versions.
> Is there any hidden setup.exe functionality or cleanup script
> available to delete old package files?

I asked this question a long time ago. The answer is that Michael
Chase wrote clean_setup.pl for this purpose.

You can download this perl script from
http://home.ix.netcom.com/~mchase/zip/. I suggest that you search the
mail list archive for clean_setup to see what people have said about
it.

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