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From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Setup request
References: <SN6PR0901MB2528475D8052D6ED0FB76A679BE60@SN6PR0901MB2528.namprd09.prod.outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 07:50:20 +0100
In-Reply-To: <SN6PR0901MB2528475D8052D6ED0FB76A679BE60@SN6PR0901MB2528.namprd09.prod.outlook.com>	(Barry Buchbinder's message of "Sun, 28 Jan 2018 01:31:25 +0000")
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Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] writes:
> Even when nothing is updated, setup seems to rebase and run all the
> /etc/postinstall/zp_* files.

This is exactly as intended.

> This seems unnecessary.

It isn't.  There is no way to know if there have been any changes made
either by a previous run of setup that didn't complete or from outside
setup that needs attention.  These scripts are intended to expend the
least possible effort to check if there is something to do and exit at
the earliest moment.


Regards,
Achim.
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