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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:56:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: setup.exe -- unattended and automatic updates?
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--- DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
> >     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.
> 

I.E.: Patches gratefully considered. ;)

Cheers,

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   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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