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Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:17:40 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: FAO: cfg: defaults
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On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 04:50:41PM -0000, John Morrison wrote:
>> From: Christopher Faylor
>> On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 12:56:03PM -0000, Morrison, John wrote:
>>
>> You'd probably want something like:
><snip/>
>
>setup.hint:
>
>sdesc: "Conditionally move default files to proper location"
>category: _PostInstallLast
>requires: ash findutils fileutils sed sh-utils
>autodep: etc/defaults/.*
>incver_ifdep: yes
>
>> This would run automatically whenever packages are downloaded and
>> installed in one shot.  It wouldn't run if someone downloads everything
>> and then installs piecemeal, though.
>
>I think there are lots of things that don't work when cygwin
>is not installed via setup.  I can't think of any other way...
>
>> The script to move the files would be the only thing in the package and
>> it would be a post-install script.
>
>Done :)
>
>Please find for you perusal and review... (long links, will wrap!)
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/update-defaults/upda
>te-defaults-1.0-.tar.bz2
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/update-defaults/defa
>ults.html
>(this should be added to the 'how to create a package'
>instructions, or something like?)
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/update-defaults/setu
>p.hint
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/update-defaults/md5s
>um
>
>Also, re-done base-files using this mechanism...
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/base-files/base-file
>s-1.2-1.tar.bz2
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/base-files/setup.hin
>t
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/base-files/md5sum
>
>Christopher: is this OK?

You don't need my permission.  Just post to cygwin-apps and see what others
think.  Or, since you're the package maintainer and, I'm sure that you've
tested this, feel free to just refresh your packages.

cgf

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