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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Bernhard Sammer" <bernhard DOT sammer AT inode DOT at>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: setup.exe 2.427 problem with installation from rsync mirrors
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:22:53 -0000
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Bernhard Sammer wrote:
> Max Bowsher wrote:
>
>> Bernhard Sammer wrote:
>>
>>> *The following problem occurs when choosing to install from rsync mirror
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> Is this a bug or missing feature?
>>
>>
>> It's not implemented (and never will be).
>>
>> Max.
>>
>>
>>
> Sorry, but then why do the mirrors exist in
> http://cygwin.com/mirrors.txt ? And why does setup show them and you can
> select them if you cannot choose them as source? This makes no sense!

Many things about setup.exe make no sense. Since I took over maintainership 
of setup.exe a few months ago, I'm slowly working on making it more 
sensible.

> Is the only solution that I use rsync utility to synchronize with such a
> mirror and install from local directory ?

If you absolutely must use rsync, then yes.

Max.


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