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Subject: Re: nano - packaged and ready for some criticism :)
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 00:55:39 +1100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
>
> Um, no.  I don't think that anyone wants setup.exe to become a
replacement
> for install-info.
>
> I just don't want to have to write my own 'dir' file updater.

So grab chucks :}.

> I'm not convinced that setup.exe couldn't detect certain common things
like
> installing .info files and "do the right thing", either.

It possibly could.

Rob

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