X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <46F880CB.2060602@columbus.rr.com> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:30:19 -0400 From: Paul McFerrin Reply-To: pmcferrin AT columbus DOT rr DOT com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: setup.exe deleted some files References: <46F81A4C DOT 1020504 AT columbus DOT rr DOT com> <46F82EC9 DOT 4010003 AT cygwin DOT com> In-Reply-To: <46F82EC9.4010003@cygwin.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Can you really *expect* that someone running B20 for 5+ years can remember from "which package" to select so you will not lose a particular program that you've been using for years. Heck I didn't even know it was part of the "linux" util package. I never used a Linus system before. The "cal" command was introduced back in SVR2 days (~1976)! Way before Linux came on the scene! Yes, I'm showing my age. Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > Paul McFerrin wrote: >> When I inadvertantly ran setup to perform an upgrade of my B20 >> environment the other week, I noticed that it deleted some files in >> my /bin directory. One particular file was "cal.exe" which I use >> more frequently than a real calendar. Is this normal or was it a >> fluke. I restored it from my backups. Also deleted were "egrep.exe" >> and "fgrep.exe". > > > > > > I don't think it's reasonable to expect 'setup.exe' to upgrade your > packages > from a B20 installation since too much has changed since then. The > key is > to find the packages with the utilities you want and install them. > You can > see from the links above, what you want still exists. Just install the > appropriate package. > > >> Can anyone explain the logic setup uses to determine which files to >> delete? Was it caused by some menu items not being checked with "keep"? > > > If you uninstall a package, it removes the files for that package. If > you > ask for an upgrade, it removes the old files and installs the new ones. > Of course, that assumes that the packages were installed with 'setup.exe' > to begin with. If not, all bets are off. > -- 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/