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Subject: Re: Creating a custom Cygwin package server
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On 3/19/06, Norton Allen wrote:
> The documentation here:
>
> http://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/package-server.html
>
> suggests it might be possible to set up a custom Cygwin
> package server to install a custom app, but it also says
> the necessary tools are not available.

Just be aware that you are entering unsupported territory,
and get upset from:

http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/publ/cygwin/upset

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