X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:14:48 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: query of installed apps on remote Winows Message-ID: <20060716151448.GA6204@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <200607160101 DOT k6G116L3030832 AT sd DOT skydive1 DOT com> <44BA1C61 DOT 2080207 AT gmail DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44BA1C61.2080207@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 12:00:49PM +0100, Dave wrote: >>Is this something that might be supported by existing cygwin tools? > >Personally, I'd leave installing/uninstalling of non-cygwin apps to >windows. Can you imagine the queries coming to this list? > - I couldn't uninstall notepad! > - Executing random uninstaller broke my system! Why did cygwin allow that? Shudder. Excellent points. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/