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Subject: Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted
From: Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: Paul Garceau <pgarceau AT qwest DOT net>
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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Date: 02 Nov 2001 15:27:16 +1100
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On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 15:12, Paul G. wrote:
> > Hmm, maybe we shouldn't show skip for non installed packages?
> 
> 	Well, I have always assumed (since setup first existed) that when I select "skip", I am 
> saying, "don't do anything with that particular package, just leave it exactly as it is on my hard 
> drive."
> 
> 	This is especially critical if I have been working with cygwin source code for some reason or 
> another and do not want some portion of my source code disturbed.
> 
That is the behaviour of skip. It's also the behaviour of keep -
strangely enough :}.

The semantics from cgf are correct, but to the enduser the system
behaviour is the same.


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