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Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:51:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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cc: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>, "Edward S. Peschko" <esp5 AT pge DOT com>
Subject: Re: patch for additional args to setup.exe
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On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Robert Collins wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 16:55, Edward S. Peschko wrote:
> > > hey all,
> > >
> > > below is a relatively small patch to setup.exe that adds the following
> > > command line options:
> > >
> > > -E:   use IE connection settings for downloading
> > > -H:   give a proxy name to use ...
> >
> > -H is reserved for help.
> >
> > > -P:   give a proxy port to use ...
> > > -a:           install everything
> > > -u:           uninstall everything
> > > -e:   re-install everything
> > >
> >
> > I'll review in more detail sometime next week.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Umm, Rob, CVS already contains '-h' for help, and the options *are*
> case-sensitive...
>         Igor

However, it might be a good idea to use one option ("-P") for "proxy", and
use the "name:port" syntax for the value...
	Igor
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