X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <462C0B1E.1000002@cygwin.com> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:25:50 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.10) Gecko/20070308 Fedora/1.5.0.10-2.fc4.remi Thunderbird/1.5.0.10 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: libusb-win32 auto-install? References: <20070422142332.GN7781@interface.famille.thibault.fr> <462B7BBF.6030300@cygwin.com> <20070422152037.GQ7781@interface.famille.thibault.fr> In-Reply-To: <20070422152037.GQ7781@interface.famille.thibault.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Samuel Thibault wrote: > Hi, > > Larry Hall (Cygwin), le Sun 22 Apr 2007 11:14:07 -0400, a écrit : >> A good reason for this division is to allow for user input during the >> configuration step, which "setup.exe" doesn't have support for. > > It doesn't need user input. > >> If running your libusb-install is more like a configuration step, > > It's not really configuration, it's really installation: the driver is > copied into C:\WINDOWS\... and a service is registered. > >> I might also encourage leaving things as is if the running of the >> script requires a reboot to take affect. > > Fortunately it doesn't. > >> Depending on your what your safety concerns are, that might be another >> good reason to leave things as is. > > Well, since we touch drivers, I'd prefer to leave as is. But since > at least one user asked for installation to be done automatically, I > preferred to ask for advice. > The final decision is, of course, yours but I would say that if it's really just an installation step, there's nothing technically stopping you from performing the step automatically through a postinstall script, for example. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/