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On Nov 22 14:56, Valerio Bigiani wrote:
> 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

Patch applied to the original sources of these docs.  That will be
in the docs for Cygwin 1.7.


Thanks,
Corinna

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