X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 09:12:04 -0600 From: Tom Schutter To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Anyone interrested in a package manager? Message-ID: <20100514151204.GM27280@proxix.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-IsSubscribed: yes 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 Lookat http://code.google.com/p/cyg-apt/ On Fri 2010-05-14 06:23, Alexander T wrote: > Hi All, > > I've read the mailing lists and found some posts back in 2003 talking > about porting apt to cygwin. > > I'm going crazy needing to use the installer every time I forgot to > install a program, and also dealing with version upgrades and > conflicting versions. The installer.exe is also clunky when it comes > to selecting in batch etc. > > It would also be great to make your own repos and update cygwin > locally from the repo, like the setup.exe 'local install' does, but > then command-line based. > > So I'm wondering if there are any news on this front. > > Regards, > > Alexander > > -- > 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 > -- Tom Schutter CoreLogic Spatial Solutions 303-440-7272 x6822 512-977-6822 -- 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