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Hi Folks,

I've been toying with setting up a central repository of the cygwin=20
packages we need in our environment so that folks don't have to pound=20
the internet and directly download from cygwin.com all the time.

I've done this by downloading the packages using setup.exe and then on=20
secondary machines using the package directory for install using the=20
local folder installation option.

What I've noticed is this works great for the first install, but if the=20
master downloads new packages, the secondary machines don't=20
automatically install them - they show up in setup marked "Skip".=20
Naturally this is great when installing from a network mirror where you=20
don't want to default to installing everything - but our mini-mirror has=20
just what we need.

Is there a way to change the default handling of setup.exe to install=20
every package it finds when using a local folder install?

So far I've only tested this with a drive mounted by me - I'm wondering=20
if this approach will work for other users too (where the local package=20
folder is not owned by them - something I plan to test).

I'd appreciate if anyone can provide some insights in to solving the=20
behaviour I'm seeing or suggesting a better way.

I searched around online, and didn't find a great guide on how to do=20
this type of thing.

Cheers
Dave

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