X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,BOTNET X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-id: <4B97DC43.7090206@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:03 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-to: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Installing a "copy" of an installation on a new computer References: <4B97B33B DOT 2060209 AT cygwin DOT com> <4B97D343 DOT 8040302 AT towo DOT net> In-reply-to: <4B97D343.8040302@towo.net> Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit 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 On 3/10/2010 12:13 PM, Thomas Wolff wrote: > On 10.03.2010 15:56, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> On 3/10/2010 2:38 AM, Olle Olsson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I found the following >>> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-05/msg00753.html >>> which might provide one practical solution. Will try this. >> >> Thanks for the vote of confidence but since that was a fairly >> labor intensive way of doing it and came at a time when 'setup.exe' >> wasn't as equipped as it is today to handle this more directly, I >> would no longer advocate going that route. Using 'setup.exe' at >> the command line and specifying the packages you want is a better >> way to go. > As I understand the sparse description setup --help gives for -P, you > would have to list all packages separately. > I don't feel that's easier than to use a slightly modified copy of > installed.db. > An option to use a package list from a file (ignoring version > information) would be helpful, > and a hint how to get that information from an existing installation. . I was stating the supported and recommended method of doing what the OP was asking for. Using 'installed.db' is certainly another way. It, however, relies on knowing information about the internal workings of 'setup.exe' which is neither obvious nor guaranteed to be very stable. That was the basis for recommending against using the 'installed.db' technique. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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