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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 13:11:09 +0000
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: setup.exe should remove the tar.gz files of old packages
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On Sunday 19 Nov 00, DJ Delorie writes:
> 
> > An 'rm -r' after installation should not be that big a deal.
> 
> Carefully making sure you're deleting the download area, not the installation ;-)

Or their Desktop!  Or C:\!  (Yeah, you can code around this, but are
you sure there aren't *any* bugs?)

Can't we just add a dialogue to remind the user that the *.tar.gz
files remain?  Then they can decide whether to leave or remove it.

It's a fair point that setup shouldn't "secretly" leave 100MB of
*.tar.gz files with no obvious redeeming qualities.  But it seems a
rather delicate matter to know what to delete and what not to, and not
get it wrong.

Regards,
David


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