Mail Archives: cygwin/2008/04/04/07:21:05
"Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> wrote in message
news:47F54AC1 DOT 6050103 AT cygwin DOT com...
>想 李 wrote:
>> Michael wrote:
>>> I've wondered about this too... So if I have changed my Cygwin setup on
>>> one machine and
>>> I want to duplicate those changes on another machine, all I have to do
>>> is copy installed.db
>>> to the other machine and run setup.exe there?
> > Thanks Larry, good to know "cygcheck" command and install.db.
> > Sorry that I should have take a look at FAQ more carefully since
> > all of above have been talked there.
> >
> > But what I suggested on the other hand is the same as Michael's idea.
> > I would like to see if cygwin's setup.exe could somehow "import" an
> > install.db file and perform setup automatically to copy a cygwin
> > environment with all of your preferred packages.
> >
> > This will make life easier without manually choose those packages
> > one by one from such a long list. You know, I always want to save my
> > hard disk but always forget something and have to run setup.exe
> > again and again. This will also give great ease when you transfer your
> > work from different computers, or when telling your colleague to
> > create the same cygwin env as yours.
> >
> > Or, maybe this function also has been implemented by some cygwin
> > commands else? Please let me know if it exists. Thanks.
>
> Putting "/etc/setup/installed.db" in place before running 'setup.exe'
> should make it think all those packages are installed. Switching to
> "Reinstall" for "All" should make it reinstall the packages at the
> version specified, if those exists.
That makes sense, thanks.
> This does presuppose that you
> have a local package directory with all the packages/versions you
> want and that you've told 'setup.exe' to install from that local
> package directory.
Why is that? If I'm set up to install from the Internet wouldn't reinstall
all go there? I've never kept a local package directory...
> FYI, I haven't tested this process myself. Bumps and bruises may
> occur. ;-)
>
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> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> A: Yes.
> > Q: Are you sure?
> >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
> >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
>
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