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Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> This isn't correct.  Automatic checking for updates might be switched on
> by default on most or even all Linux systems today, but it's still a
> customizable setting so it can be switched on or off.

Which can be fixed by adding a "by default":

--- cygwin-doc-1.4/src/cygwin-ug-net.sgml.old    2008-11-17 18:01:37.343750000 +0100
+++ cygwin-doc-1.4/src/cygwin-ug-net.sgml    2008-11-17 18:02:30.031250000 +0100
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@
  </para>
  <para>
  Any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package, use the
-graphical <command>setup.exe</command> program. By default,
+graphical <command>setup.exe</command> program. Note that, differently from
+what happens under most Unix and Linux systems, presence of updated
+packages isn't checked automatically in the default installation, but you have 
+to run manually
+<command>setup.exe</command> to check for updates. By default,
  <command>setup.exe</command> only installs a minimal set of packages,
  so look around and choose your favorite utilities on the package
  selection screen. You may also search for specfic tools on the Cygwin
--- cygwin-doc-1.4/src/cygwin-ug-net.texi.old    2008-11-17 18:01:50.406250000 +0100
+++ cygwin-doc-1.4/src/cygwin-ug-net.texi    2008-11-17 18:03:26.031250000 +0100
@@ -142,9 +142,12 @@
  @ref{Using Cygwin effectively with Windows}.

  Any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package, use the
-graphical @code{setup.exe} program. By default,
-@code{setup.exe} only installs a minimal set of packages,
-so look around and choose your favorite utilities on the package
+graphical @code{setup.exe} program. Note that, differently from what happens
+under most Unix and Linux systems, presence of updated packages isn't
+checked automatically in the default installation, but you have to run manually
+@code{setup.exe} to check
+for updates. By default, @code{setup.exe} only installs a minimal set of
+packages, so look around and choose your favorite utilities on the package
  selection screen. You may also search for specfic tools on the Cygwin
  website's @uref{http://cygwin.com/packages/,Setup Package Search} For more 
information about what each option in
  @code{setup.exe} means, see @ref{Internet Setup}.

> Btw., is there really no way to use setup.exe for automatic updates
> using some of the command line switches?  I honestly don't know.

It can be done via crontab, I simply care about the default setting.

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