Subject: Re: New setup.exe beta.
From: Robert Collins <[email-masked]>
To: John Morrison <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: 27 Nov 2002 07:19:44 +1100

On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 01:33, John Morrison wrote:

> Can't you get the number of files from setup.ini?

Not if there isn't one, which is still (grudglingly) supported.
Also, for *any* sort of accuracy, how many files are there is needed,
otherwise my 8000 entry test file will spend more time updating the
screen than check files.
 
> > How keen where they on this? (Both the
> > full progress bar, and the alphabetical ordering).
> 
> I think, it was a case that they didn't know how long it was
> going to take.  If they had a progress bar they'd know exactly,
> if the files were in alphabetical order they'd at least have
> an idea that it was comming to an end ;)
> 
> Would it be reasonable to switch MD5 off?  It ends up
> being checked 3 or 4 times around here as different people
> install cygwin...

Yeah, we can add a knob to the command line I guess. 
Rob

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