X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4ACE4D64.5060803@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:36:52 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: wise way to install cygwin packages References: <20091008002529.4236cfd1@travel> <4ACD6F69.20806@cygwin.com> <20091008064034.26a9f089@corel> <20091008134630.GC14389@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 On 10/08/2009 01:13 PM, Steven Woody wrote: > But I think even not involve in any new design or a new command line > option, the current GUI still have a place to improve. To me, the > big problem is, when I can not change a package's state directly into > 'uninstall' without going through other states such as a version > number state 'nn.nn.nn'. When I have to go through the version number > state (as necessary middle step according to current GUI installer > design), I actually automatically re-select (or re-active) other > packages that depend on this package I am operating on, this is not I > expect and indeed create troubles. This is also a well known and well discussed issue. The only thing missing is a (current?) patch. -- 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? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple