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On 4/2/2010 5:15 PM, Steven Monai wrote:
> On 2010/04/02 1:18 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> ...if you're asking if there's any other tool out there that
>> understands the dependencies listed in setup.ini, besides 'setup.exe',
>> the answer is no.
> Well, actually... FWIW, the following (seemingly unrelated) projects at
> Google Code aim to provide package management for Cygwin:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/apt-cyg/
> http://code.google.com/p/cyg-apt/
>
> The former is written in bash, the latter in python. I'm not endorsing
> either as an "official" way of installing packages in Cygwin, but both
> of them do appear to use setup.ini to resolve package dependencies.

Good point.  If the OP tries these, best to report problems directly
to the projects' sites.  They aren't supported by this list.

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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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