Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Message-ID: <00cc01c27c44$f5b5ade0$78d96f83@pomello> From: "Max Bowsher" To: "Michael D. Berger & Rosalie A. Clavez" , References: <3DB83240.A172FCA5@radix.net> <01b401c27b86$f6388ad0$78d96f83@pomello> <3DB86D5C.E4D2E0FD@radix.net> <004601c27c3d$dec44850$78d96f83@pomello> <3DB96DB1.62388B66@radix.net> Subject: Re: setup.exe: keep Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:38:34 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 >>>> Michael D. Berger & Rosalie A. Clavez wrote: >>>>> I would like to execute this sequence: >>>>> 1 - download a complete new version; >>>>> 2 - backup the complete new version; >>>>> 3 - delete my old version; >>>>> 4 - install the new version. > Max Bowsher wrote: >> Please keep replies on list. >> >> I'm not really clear on what the problem is - so here are some >> thoughts that might help, but perhaps you could re-phrase exactly >> what your problem is? Currently, I'm guessing that you want to be in >> a position to reinstall Cygwin from your local disc, without a net >> connection. Michael D. Berger & Rosalie A. Clavez wrote: > What I want to achieve is indicated in the four sequential items > listed above. Which of the four items needs clarification? PLEASE KEEP REPLIES ON LIST. I assume that in 1 & 2, what you are downloading and backing up is setup.exe, setup.ini and package tarballs. The word 'complete' confuses me though. It sounds as if you intend to throw away _all_ the downloaded packages every time _one_ of them is updated. Point 3 & 4: There really is no need to wipe and reinstall Cygwin. Just let setup.exe update your install. Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/