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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>, <cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: setup request:
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 08:11:43 +1100
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I was thinking of something like

@ setup
version: 3.02-1
install: setup/setup-2.29.exe 12345
source: setup/setup-2.29-src.tar.gz 23456

in setup.ini.

But anyway.. the response was clear.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>;
<cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: setup request:


<snip>
> > Lazy reason: I have setup, it tells me I can get a new one, why can't I
use
> > it to get the new one :-]
> >
>
> wget ftp://your.favorite.mirror/pub/cygwin/setup.exe
>
> > Obviously this is a low priority, but I don't think any source changes
to
> > setup would be needed.
> >
>
> Not only is it low priority it is basically not doable.  Win32 prevents
> setup.exe being replaced if it's open.  One could never rely on the
setup.exe
> being replaced being closed, so it's not worth consideration.
>
> I suggest you write your own script to first download setup.exe then
execute
> it.


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