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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:24:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: setup request:
To: Robert Collins <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>, cygwin@sources.redhat.com
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--- Robert Collins <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> wrote:
> Can setup.exe be put in the list of packages setup can download?
> 

No.

> Lazy reason: I have setup, it tells me I can get a new one, why can't I use
> it to get the new one :-]
> 

wget ftp://your.favorite.mirror/pub/cygwin/setup.exe

> Obviously this is a low priority, but I don't think any source changes to
> setup would be needed.
> 

Not only is it low priority it is basically not doable.  Win32 prevents
setup.exe being replaced if it's open.  One could never rely on the setup.exe
being replaced being closed, so it's not worth consideration.

I suggest you write your own script to first download setup.exe then execute
it.

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com

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