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From: "Dave Korn" <dk@artimi.com>
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Subject: RE: Keeping a local mirror up to date
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 15:10:28 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Keith Christian
> Sent: 03 September 2004 15:09

> Scenario:
> 
> A few months ago I used SETUP.EXE to "download from internet" 
> to a local hard
> drive, which I copied to a CD to make it easier to install Cygwin on
> workstations.
> 
> When I want to update this local disk mirror with the latest 
> packages, which
> option do I choose to download ONLY updated or brand new 
> packages, skipping
> what is unchanged?

  Setup does that always.  It should never re-download anything that's
already in the download-from-internet directory; it tracks what's there.

> Is a "update an existing local mirror" procedure in a FAQ somewhere?

  Simply choose "Download from internet" again.  It'll only fetch the newer
stuff.

    cheers, 
      DaveK
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