Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <39A2BD45.9A0BD617@home.com> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 13:49:57 -0400 From: "David A. Cobb" Organization: @home user X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.74 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en,ru,pdf MIME-Version: 1.0 To: DJ Delorie CC: mecklen AT cimsoft DOT com, cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Subject: Re: new setup: chooser References: <200008220058 DOT UAA32307 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> <200008221415 DOT IAA14427 AT wolf DOT cimsoft DOT com> <200008221443 DOT KAA21336 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit DJ Delorie wrote: >[mecklen:] >> I just ran this program and it seemed to work just fine. It did, >> however, create and leave two folders on my desktop, called "contrib" >> and "latest". These folders have .tar.gz files in them for the three >> packages it downloaded. I'm not sure why it did this and I certainly >> don't want them sitting on my desktop. Obviously I will delete them, >> but I thought you'd like to know... > > This is intended behavior, and it's always worked that way. Next time > you need to install, it won't download those again because it already > has them, even if you completely remove your installed area. > DJ, it sounds like he put the installer, etc. _on his desktop_. That probably isn't the best place given the way setup adds to the directory tree from the install point. ALSO: You offered hints re. setup programming. I would like to take a look at this. Thanks. -- David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate "Don't buy or use crappy software" "By the grace of God I am a Christian man, by my actions a great sinner" -- The Way of a Pilgrim [R. M. French, tr.] -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com