X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=yN JaTaae8BqpaCcijdc1vA2Dy0IVDYK2SQKEPI3JdrZK2cFtXtVCShNymqONknOi8M A0ccOj+mvoua5O+QR3lOx3/QztwcSg5qqOpr9mKyM6Xm8azjDiMv1Ys/TUy6TQb+ Avy+jlhvhIwc0xEv2eDI33nSlX4ZVAwD/nOWCz3nQ= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; s=default; bh=OnS/WM3C o5h6DMGp70FWIDCgYOM=; b=n5teeE2Y/hyEcsVpzFfNaKlQEYmsjJNz5crmfTGJ ThxRVb7XpF0tbKnRyWqz58gcx1glXLxrQFJxdcyyyGK2quj+4kZ3FBKLlVY0mOtf /ozbyzTlv1f6gkGqFO+GZC2/XmYgEwfejHBp0Hw8pdgmRvR3x/eq30+xJKpheHck eXI= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-oa0-f45.google.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.219.197 with SMTP id pq5mr2464890obc.64.1391019056678; Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:10:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <52E92ECF.5030007@cygwin.com> References: <52E7C7C6 DOT 3000606 AT gmail DOT com> <87y5203qn8 DOT fsf AT Rainer DOT invalid> <52E926B1 DOT 30804 AT breisch DOT org> <52E92ECF DOT 5030007 AT cygwin DOT com> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:10:56 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: setup.exe different packages From: BGINFO4X To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes > On 1/29/2014 11:24 AM, Achim Gratz wrote: >> >> Chris J. Breisch breisch.org> writes: >>> >>> No, I don't agree with that statement. I'd be more inclined to believe >>> that it's a bug in the command-line interface that doesn't allow you to >>> do what the GUI does. >> >> >> You can disagree all you want, the source of setup makes it pretty clear >> that all packages in category Base must always be installed, regardless of >> any other choices the user made. And that's in fact what the GUI does too >> (it goes through exactly the same code path), only that you're later able >> to >> deselect the "binary" package without setup checking for whether you do >> this >> on a Base package (note you can't uninstall or skip a Base package, so >> that >> you can defeat this via other means is the bug I was talking about). > > > While I won't comment on whether this feature of the current setup is a > good one or not, it was an intentional addition meant for the power user. > It apparently is not reflected in the command line interface and shouldn't > be used as a common installation technique. Circumventing the normal > dependency checking done by setup has the very real potential of leaving > you with a broken installation. I believe this is the reason Achim calls > this feature a bug in setup's GUI. If you want a working installation > and you aren't willing to deal with the problems this feature of the GUI > may present, don't use it. > > I hope this explanation helps clear up the question of why there could be > a difference in the installation size depending on mode used. Yes, it helps. It seems like "base category" is "like a dependency" of bash ... , which can be bypassed with the setupGUI. Thanks a lot for your time. > -- > Larry > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > 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 > -- 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