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From: "Siebenmann, Joe" <joe DOT siebenmann AT inciscent DOT com>
To: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Cygwin Setup.exe..
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:18:31 -0500
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Cygwin is pretty nice, but I think I have a way you can vastly improve
Setup.exe.

When people install the Cygwin environment, they have a "compile target"
goal in mind.   They want to
compile a Windows program, or a Palm program, etc.

Do you know how frustrating it is to run through the whole Setup.exe
process, carefully check the packages to
make sure what you need is included...  Just to find out you didn't get
make.exe?!

In Setup.exe, in one of it's dialog windows, why can't you have some kind of
"target" checkboxes that will GUARANTEE
that the minimum components for your target WILL BE INSTALLED.  It needs to
be a no-brainer.  Sure, it has to be flexible so people can use it for
whatever they want..

Thanks,

Joe Siebenmann
Inciscent
Phone:  703-205-5927
Fax:       703-876-5973



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