Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
X-Originating-IP: [129.78.64.17]
From: "Gareth Pearce" <tilps AT hotmail DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: setup.exe
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 03:38:45 
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
Message-ID: <F43XqimrMh0R1hY55Zo00001195@hotmail.com>
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Feb 2002 03:38:46.0351 (UTC) FILETIME=[9C3E75F0:01C1B2AD]

Good - that left the mark on the archive.
>
>Gareth Pearce wrote:
>
>
>>>On Sun, Feb 10, 2002 at 06:31:01PM -0800, Michael wrote:
>>> >Setup.exe seems to crash and burn rather ungracefully if setup.ini is
>>> >missing it's timestamp and version lines at the top.
>>>
>>>Doctor, doctor!  It hurts when I do this...
>>>
>>>Luckily that will never be an issue for cygwin setup.
>>>
>>>cgf
>>
>>
>>I assume this is a statement that rolling your own setup.ini for ease of
>>private instalations is not supported.  Even though it seems to be a
>>regually suggested as a thing to do.
>
>
>Of course it's not supported per se(*) -- but it IS allowed.  Just don't
>do it wrong: Doctor, it hurts when I leave the timestamp and version
>lines out of my setup.ini.  Then make sure your custom version.in HAS
>timestamp and version info.  Sheesh.
>
>(*)Support implies some obligation on our part to make sure that your
>intended use works.  We accept no such obligation -- our obligation is
>to insure that the cygwin dist itself, as propagated on the mirror
>system, works with our cygwin setup tool.  Period.
>
>--Chuck
>
>



_________________________________________________________________
MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: 
http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx


--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting:         http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/