X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 09:58:01 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: setup.exe arguments missing documentation Message-ID: <20090809135801.GB30195@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <4A7E9BF8 DOT 9080304 AT gmail DOT com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A7E9BF8.9080304@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 02:50:48AM -0700, Ian Kelling wrote: >Excerpt from ./setup-1.7.exe --help: >-P --packages Specify packages to install >-l --local-package-dir Local package directory > >I know from the faq that -l takes an argument of the package directory. This >should be expressed in the --help output. Something like: > >-l --local-package-dir DIR Local package directory >or >-l --local-package-dir=DIRECTORY Local package directory > >Since I haven't seen an example of the -P options, and from the help I have >no idea if it means that there should be an argument to it naming a package, >or multiple packages. A patch to change the help output would be welcome. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple