Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-apps-owner AT cygwin DOT com List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:28:56 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: setup ready? Message-ID: <20020310172856.GA5694@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23.1i On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 09:51:53PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >Well, > setup200202 has the following remaining key issues: > >doesn't detect links for /etc/passwd and /etc/group >overwrites both /etc/passwd and /etc/group if either are missing (or >links) >(new) may have issues on win98SE. >(new) has an unconfirmed issue with local installs. >(new) cannot select source only if a package is not already installed. > >I'm going to put a quick fix in for the first 1 or maybe 2 points. >Likewise for the last one. The 3rd I cannot help address - can anyone >here shed some light on it? The fourth likewise - it's unconfirmed. > >Once points 1,(maybe 2) & 5 are addressed, IMO we can release this. >Chris? Wouldn't it make sense to have another snapshot after the above points have been addressed? Maybe with some stronger words about needing lots of testers? Subject: TEST THIS NEW SETUP SNAPSHOT OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES cgf