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Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:22:48 -0600
From: Mike Brown <brown AT mrvideo DOT vidiot DOT com>
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Subject: Re: setup not robust ...
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On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 11:11:04AM -0600, Mike Brown wrote:
> Not so the setup program.  Now I have to kill it and start over.

Damnit, it is even worse.  The new selection list is gone.  Now I have to
remember what the Hell I selected and do it yet again.  IF it hangs yet
again, I am done until this gets fixed.

Not having a robust downloader and NOT saving the package list is just plain
bad.  If anything, save the selection list and after an abort restart, tell
the user that there was a selection list from an aborted install and ask
"do you want to use it?" 

I'm not happy.  It has been a very long night and this I don't friggin' need.

MB
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