X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:17:27 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Is there a script to remove old packages from local disk Message-ID: <20090617201726.GA2510@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20090616191142.GA25409@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A3819B1.3000906@bmts.com> <20090617023402.GB23097@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A385C7B.5080908@bmts.com> <20090617045034.GA32062@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A38E3E9.80905@bmts.com> <20090617143850.GB1401@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A390C1E.7030405@bmts.com> <20090617194210.GA2324@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A394B0D.8090406@bmts.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A394B0D.8090406@bmts.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 03:59:09PM -0400, Ralph Hempel wrote: >>>Christopher Faylor wrote: >>>>I think setup really should just delete the files when it is done with >>>>them if you choose "install from internet" >> >>"install from internet" != "install from local directory" > >Ah, now I understand why I was jumping to conclusions. Thanks for >clearing that up. > >And contrary to some readers, I don't mind the tone of the responses as >long as they are making a point. And it's pretty clear it took me a >while to understand the point you were making. Well, given past communications, I was pretty sure you were clueful so I thought there was something being missed there. >You should write more of your responses in pseudo-code. :-) I try to do that sometimes but the sarcasm and superiority just don't come across as well. It was a silly discussion to be arguing about something that no one was going to do, nonetheless. I just didn't want the archives to end on an unclear point. I am always thinking about the children after all. cgf -- 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/