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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:16:27 -0600
From: "Morgan Gangwere" <0 DOT fractalus AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: libusb-win32 auto-install?
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On 4/22/07, Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault***ens-lyon.org> wrote:> Hi,>> Larry Hall (Cygwin), le Sun 22 Apr 2007 11:14:07 -0400, a écrit :> > A good reason for this division is to allow for user input during the> > configuration step, which "setup.exe" doesn't have support for.>> It doesn't need user input.>> > If running your libusb-install is more like a configuration step,>> It's not really configuration, it's really installation: the driver is> copied into C:\WINDOWS\... and a service is registered.>> > I might also encourage leaving things as is if the running of the> > script requires a reboot to take affect.>> Fortunately it doesn't.>> > Depending on your what your safety concerns are, that might be another> > good reason to leave things as is.>> Well, since we touch drivers, I'd prefer to leave as is. But since> at least one user asked for installation to be done automatically, I> preferred to ask for advice.>> Thanks for the answer,> Samuel>> --> 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/>>
well, heres a bright idea.why not simply have a second package like "libusb-win32-autoinstall"that was just a postinstall script that ran the install?
just a thought :D
-- Morgan gangwere
"Space does not reflect society, it expresses it." -- Castells, M.,Space of Flows, Space of Places: Materials for a Theory of Urbanism inthe Information Age, in The Cybercities Reader, S. Graham, Editor.2004, Routledge: London. p. 82-93.