Mail Archives: cygwin-developers/2001/06/24/08:47:13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>;
<cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 04:56
Subject: Re: Source Only Missing in set_action() in setup.exe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
> To: <cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 8:28 PM
> Subject: Source Only Missing in set_action() in setup.exe
>
> > ACTION_SRC_ONLY is effectively disabled because either pkg->installed
> or
> > pkg->installed->source_exists is false when set_action() is called.
> >
> > I'd prefer to leave it that way and let source downloads and installs
> be
> > controlled by the "Src?" checkbox:
> > For ACTION*_PREV, ACTION*_CURR, and ACTION*_TEST, the source file
> to use
> > would be the one associated with the action.
> > For ACTION_UNINSTALL and ACTION_REDO, the currently installed
> version
> > would apply.
> > For ACTION_SKIP, the default version would apply.
> >
> > I'd like to either gray-out or not paint the "Src?" checkbox if the
> source
> > is not available, but I'm still trying to figure out how to decide.
>
> Howabout a different approach? A global "src" button at the top of the
> package selection list. When selected source packages appear on separate
> lines. This is in line with the common unix packaging systems and would
> also allow explicit src package version choices. (Ie I might want the
> experimental squid version source, but no binary to be installed.)
>
> The src packages _could_ also be put into category Source automatically.
That sounds reasonable to me. The current method that sort-of tacks the
source onto the binary distribution line is likely to get more awkward with
time.
I'll leave the issue alone until someone enters my patch into CVS and will
probably piggyback it onto your patch unless you act on it first.
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