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Date: | Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:46:30 -0400 |
From: | Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: wise way to install cygwin packages |
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On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 06:40:34AM -0400, Ken Jackson wrote: >On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:49:45 -0400 >"Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> wrote: > >> On 10/08/2009 12:25 AM, Ken Jackson wrote: >> > It would be great to have a command-line package management tool. >> > For example, if yum were ported to Cygwin, for the case you cite, >> > you could do this: >> > >> > $ yum remove PA PB >> >> I believe the current answer to both of these needs is the setup >> program for the upcoming Cygwin 1.7 release >> <http://cygwin.com/setup-1.7.exe>. 'setup-1.7.exe -h' shows you the >> command line options and has a convenient '-P' switch to allow you >> to specify the packages you want to install. > >This is a step in the right direction. But the gui still pops up. >And it doesn't look as capable as yum or urpmi or apt-get. OTOH, it works and it doesn't require MASSIVE redesign to the way Cygwin packages are handled. Using <your favorite package manager> is not a new idea. It comes up every couple of months at least. If you think about the bootstrapping problems inherent in Windows you should be able to see why it isn't a simple problem to solve. It's on my todo list to get rid of the GUI pop-up from setup.exe when -P is used. I know that won't make it like rpm/yum/apt/dpkg/emerge. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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