Subject: Re: Installing cygwin NOT from web
From: Robert Collins <[email-masked]>
To: "Charles D. Russell" <[email-masked]>
Cc: cygwin cygwin <[email-masked]>
Date: 14 Mar 2003 10:03:49 +1100

On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:54, Charles D. Russell wrote:
> Is the following statement correct?
> 
> Installing from web, rather than downloading to disk, eliminates the risks
> of !) having to download the same file twice and 2) having duplicate files
> (from different mirrors) retained in the cache.

Yes BUT:
2) is not a problem in either scenario, as long as you use the same set
of mirrors each time, setup will avoid downloading duplicates.
1) is only a problem if you choose to force a full copy into the cache,
as opposed to downloading what is needed to update your local install.

As has been said before, if you want to
"Get a full copy of cygwin to install on an arbitrary set of machines"
THEN

....

wait for it

...

use a mirroring tool!

Rob
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