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Date:	Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:02:41 -0500
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Subject:	Re: Reduce noise in dependency declaration during uninstall in setup.exe
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On 1/21/2014 7:44 PM, Warren Young wrote:
> Alternate idea:
>
> If all of the changes requested on the previous screen are "Uninstall" (i.e.
> everything else is "Keep" or "Skip"), invert the current dependency tree
> walking logic.  That is, have setup.exe find out which packages must be
> removed to satisfy the changes requested on the previous screen.
>
> "Look, buddy, if you remove that package, I gotta remove these 84 other
> packages, too: {foo, bar, baz...}  Are you really really sure you want me to
> do that?"

Yes, this is a known limitation of the current setup source.  It falls
under category of http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#SHTDI. After all, it sounds
like fun, right? ;-)


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Larry

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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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