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Subject:	Re: best way to re-install and keep cygwin configuration
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Not sure if the following will work, but couldn't you use something like:

Old machine: cygcheck -cd package_list.log

New machine:  setup --packages < package_list.log

You would have to copy your home directory and possibly massage the input data.

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