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Subject: Re: apt-get (was Re: setup.exe: ... )
From: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To: Robert Citek <rwcitek AT alum DOT calberkeley DOT org>
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On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 03:10, Robert Citek wrote:


> On the linux side, that's what apt-get does.  And does it very nicely.  A=
sk
> any Debian user.  Apparently, some people are working on porting atp-get =
to
> Cygwin:
>   http://debian-cygwin.sourceforge.net
> The dates are about 18 months old.  Are there others that are more curren=
t?

Not that I'm aware of. I really need to refresh the dpkg port in cygwin
at some point.

I had foolishly hoped that porting it would encourage the debian folks
who had been so keen on getting apt etc going to contribute apt, debconf
etc.

Sigh.

At least I can build debs for cygwin though.

Rob
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