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Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

>Just one thing to add to what Brian said: setup by default offers to put
>the local package cache in the directory that it runs from.  If you save
>setup to the desktop, that would be the default value for the local
>package cache.  If you want a different default, save setup somewhere
>else.
>  
>

Somewhat offtopic and probably FAQ:
The local package cache fills up with outdated (no longer in setup.ini) 
versions.
Is there any hidden setup.exe functionality or cleanup script available 
to delete old package files?

If not, I had written such a script some time ago and may provide it if 
you want.

Christian


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