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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup.exe 2.57
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 10:46:45 +1000
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Ok this version also fixed the problem of executable files (*.dll and *.exe)
going into /usr/bin instead of /bin.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 7:01 AM
Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup.exe 2.57


> I've uploaded a new version of setup.exe to sources.
>
> This is one in the continuing series of "bailing as fast as I can"
> releases.
>
> This version should correctly install the opengl stuff in cygwin\lib
> rather than cygwin\usr\lib.
>
> I also want to take this opportunity to talk about what's new in the
> 2.5x releases of setup.exe.  A description is included below.
>
> In case it isn't obvious, setup 2.57 is what you will get when you click
> on the "Install Cygwin Now!" button.
>
> The setup.exe program is under semi-active development.  We do have
> plans to augment it.  We welcome volunteers.  Suggestions are also
> welcome BUT before you decide to send a suggestion (to the mailing list,
> please) please first peruse the mailing list archives and see just how
> often history has repeated itself.  It's likely that other people have
> as much genius potential as you and have already thought of lots of good
> ideas for improving setup.exe.
>
> As always, what we are lacking is not ideas.  We're lacking people to
> do the work.
>
> Here's a list of what's new:
>
> - setup.exe now supports bzip2 formats.  There are no packages in cygwin
>   which currently are compressed using bzip2 but we plan on converting
everything
>   once we're sure that this version is stable. <courtesy of Chris Faylor>
>
> - setup.exe now honors the mount table (this caused some problems in 2.54,
2.55,
>   2.56). <courtesy of Chris Faylor>
>
> - Sources are installed in /usr/src now, by default (there is currently no
way
>   to change this).  <courtesy of Chris Abbey>
>
> - Many changes from Brian Keener, who writes:
>
> The Package selection window has been enhanced in this version such that
when
> Download From Internet is selected - files which do not exist already are
> selected and displayed for download in Partial display mode.  In Full
Display
> mode all packages are displayed as normal and only their status is
affected.
> Also when installing from Local Directory only the packages which are
available
> on disk and need updating are displayed in the selection window during a
> partial display and in the Full display only those available on disk are
> displayed.  In general the Package selection window has expanded decision
> criteria for displaying a package in the selection list including such
things
> as file existence/non-existence, selected installation method and which
version
> (Prev, Curr, or Test) is selected.
>
> This new version now supports the redownload or reinstallation of the
current
> version simply by selecting that option from the file selection window and
also
> provides the option to just download/install the source for a given
package
> without having to redownload/reinstall the binary version of the package.
>
> The current version now includes a progress meter during file downloads
which
> tracks the progress of the current downloading file as well as the total
> progress within all files selected to download. There is also a meter
> indicating fullness of the disk.  The setup.log.full output has  been
revised
> with a few format changes for improved readability.
>
> cgf
>
>
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