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Unfortunately setup.exe  is not a viable command.  Does it need to be enabled
somehow?

$ setup.exe -h
bash: setup.exe: command not found



Thrall, Bryan wrote:
> 
> acmeinc wrote on Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:27 PM:
>> I'm trying to install Cygwin apps via the Cygwin shell rather than
> opening
>> and running the setup.exe via the windows interface.
>> 
>> I figure there must be a way, similar to FreeBSD ports tree, to
> install
>> Cygwin/Unix apps via the Cygwin shell.
>> 
>> This will also allow me to install and update apps remotely as I have
>> OpenSSH setup.
>> 
>> Please let me konw if you any information regarding installing and
> setting
>> up Cygwin via the Cygwin shell.
> 
> ----
> $ setup.exe -h
> $ cat setup.log
> <snip>
> Command Line Options:
>  -D --download                          Download from internet
>  -L --local-install                     Install from local directory
>  -s --site                              Download site
>  -R --root                              Root installation directory
>  -P --packages                          Specify packages to install
>  -p --proxy                             HTTP/FTP proxy (host:port)
>  -q --quiet-mode                        Unattended setup mode
>  -h --help                              print help
>  -l --local-package-dir                 Local package directory
>  -r --no-replaceonreboot                Disable replacing in-use files
> on next
>                                         reboot.
>  -X --no-verify                         Don't verify setup.ini
> signatures
>  -n --no-shortcuts                      Disable creation of desktop and
> start
>                                         menu shortcuts
>  -N --no-startmenu                      Disable creation of start menu
> shortcut
>  -d --no-desktop                        Disable creation of desktop
> shortcut
>  -K --pubkey                            Path to extra public key file
> (gpg
>                                         format)
>  -S --sexpr-pubkey                      Extra public key in s-expr
> format
>  -u --untrusted-keys                    Use untrusted keys from
> last-extrakeys
>  -U --keep-untrusted-keys               Use untrusted keys and retain
> all
>  -A --disable-buggy-antivirus           Disable known or suspected buggy
> anti
>                                         virus software packages during
>                                         execution.
> ----
> 
> For example (untested), to install vim and bc:
> 
> setup.exe -d -q -R 'c:\cygwin' -s 'http://mirrors.xmission.com/cygwin/'
> -l 'c:\cygwin\home\thrall' -P vim,bc
> 
> -- 
> Bryan Thrall
> FlightSafety International
> bryan DOT thrall AT flightsafety DOT com
> 
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