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Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 17:09:34 -0500
From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: setup.exe filename
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On 8/7/05, Herb Martin <HerbM AT learnquick DOT com> wrote:> > Which brings up those who wish to make it available for other> (internal) users
Where I work, they've set up a internal cygwin mirror that's synchedeveryday.  Works like a charm.
> Naming the program "setup.exe" is crude;  it should have a version> number and something about "cygwin" in the name.
Wait a minute.  The full name of the file ishttp://cygwin.com/setup.exe.  There is nothing confusing about it.  Ifyou look closely, (almost) every piece of software install programcontains a copy of setup.exe (or SETUP.EXE).  That seems to be theWindows way of install programs.
> Couldn't you just name it something useful? (<ironic grin>)
Setup.exe is plenty useful.  I've been using it, you know, running iteveryday before I go making my tea, for the past eighteen years.  Andnever had I been confused.
-- Weiqi Gao (¸ßΪÆæ)weiqigao AT gmail DOT comhttp://www.weiqigao.com/blog/