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Subject: RE: Setup.exe
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Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 09:10:32 +1000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron J. Outhier [mailto:garlicsalt2 AT yahoo DOT com] 
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 4:50 AM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Setup.exe
> 
> 
> Hello all:
> 
>   I am wondering, is there any way to get the Cygwin Setup 
> program to download to the same directories as before? As
> it is right now, every time I run setup.exe, I am seeing a
> new folder added with a name like:
> "C:Downloadscygwinhttp%3a%2f%2fuiarchive.uiuc.edu%2fmirrors%2f
> ftp%2fsources.redhat.com%2fpub%2fcygwin"

That's wrong. It should be
'C:\Downloads\cygwin\http%3a%2f%2fuiarchive.uiuc.edu%2fmirrors%2fftp%2fs
ources.redhat.com%2fpub%2fcygwin'
 
>   Sometimes I have to abort the installation program when 
> making updates, and it's really annoying having to start
> over, the old way worked just fine. Setup would see that
> some of the files are already there, and skip those files.

Setup still does that. Just keep using the same list of mirrors.

> Plus, it's much easier on the eyes. 

Huh? That directory is a working directory for the setup program, not a
human targeted directory.

> I don't care if it
> doesn't pick-up in the middle of a half-downloaded file
> -that is, if it just starts the last partially completed
> file over - it is still better than downloading entire set
> all over again! 

You might try the prerelease snapshot which addresses a bug that causes
redownloads.

> Also, this is a minor thing, but is it
> possible for Setup to estimate before-hand aproximately how
> long the download is going to take. I mean, even if it is
> as
> simple as asking your modem type/download speed, adding the
> 
> size of the files together, then doing other math stuff, to
> give an approximate time; that would be something. Then if,
> say, it could potentially take longer than the user would
> like, he/she could hit the <back> button, de-select a few
> files and repeat till the user IS satisfaction... Well,
> like I said, it would be something!

Patchs for this would be seriously considered.

Rob

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