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From: | "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> |
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Subject: | Re: Setup 2.125.2.5: New packages do not show up automatically. Bug or Feature ? |
Date: | Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:22:43 +1100 |
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----- Original Message ----- From: <tvoverbe AT cistron DOT nl> To: <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:16 PM Subject: Setup 2.125.2.5: New packages do not show up automatically. Bug or Feature ? > Hello, > > With the recent addition of a lot of new packages (after the > freeze due to the new setup is over) I noticed that they do > not show up in the initial or partial view. I ususally use the partial view, since that gives a quick summary of > updates to installed packages. However new packages are not > shown in this view. Correct. This is by design. > Is this intentional behaviour ? > Maybe a category 'New' can be introduced which shows > packages added since the last run of setup ? Already in the wishlist, but detecting added packages, while fairly straightforward requries us to have a database on what is available, and currently that database - setup.ini - is readonly on the client. > Debian's dselect has such a facility. dselect is a wonderful thing :}. Rob
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