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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:43:58 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
In-reply-to: <wk4s41salb.fsf@blue.sea.net> (posting-list@MailAndNews.com)
Subject: Re: setup.exe -- unattended and automatic updates?
References:  <wk4s41salb DOT fsf AT blue DOT sea DOT net>


>     Can setup.exe be run unattended and automatically download
>     new updates from a specific site to the cygwin isnatlltion
>     directory provided on command line as well? 
> 
>     I would like to have is run from command line by cron or windows
>     scheduler after N days without any manual attention.

There is no "automatic mode" for setup, but it shouldn't be too hard
to add.  main.cc to parse the options, and find all the do_*()
functions that call DialogBox() and teach them when to skip the
dialogs.

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