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Date:	Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:42:08 -0600
From:	Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowitz AT cygwin DOT com>
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On 2014-12-31 16:32, Angelo Graziosi wrote:
> Larry Hall wrote:
>> This sounds contradictory to what you're asking above.
>
> No, it is as modern package managers work. Also 'port' in MacPorts has
> similar options (they call these packages 'requested'). For example, on
> OSX I have installed only 21 (chosen by me, i.e. *requested*), but the
> total number of package installed (as a result of dependencies) is 254.
> In principle reinstalling the 21 packages should reinstall all the 254
> but sometimes the dependencies change. Having a less package to
> reinstall makes simpler to follow the process of
> installation/re-installation.
>
> I think Cygwin has this (maybe I read this on the list) but I don't
> remember, exactly, the command.. :-(

Once installed, Cygwin does not distinguish between packages that were 
chosen for installation and those that were installed as dependencies.


Yaakov



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