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Subject:	Re: setup testers wanted
From:	Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 18:52, Charles S. Wilson wrote:
> Christopher Faylor wrote:

> stuff "properly").  Translating that into a setup-compatible tarball 
> will take some work; IMO it'd be better to have a (mostly) stable 
> setup.exe *before* asking the cygwin-xfree folks to embark on that task.

Oh, the other point: There's no need for the tarballs to change if they
current extract into the correct location. (/ IIRC)

Rob

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