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Subject: Re: Restructuring gettext
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:55:46 +1100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
> The "professional" installers aren't installing a number of disparate
packages.
>
> I don't think it is unreasonable to assume that if I cancel a gcc
installation
> my current binutils setup will still be intact.

Indeed and agreed.

The .MSI microsoft installer packages support complete rollback of
replaced files, registry settings - the lot - if a failure occurs during
an install. And the Microsoft Installer Service can be used for
arbitrary packages.

So the baseline out there is for reliable cancellations.

Rob