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From: "Morrison, John" <John DOT Morrison AT uk DOT experian DOT com>
To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: RE: Release directory and Setup
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:53:35 +0100
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> From: Gary R. Van Sickle [mailto:g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net]
> 
> > Would it be a good idea to number the setup.exe's in the same
> > manner as all other packages and keep them in the new release
> > (under /setup?) directory?  The download could then proceed as
> > usual except the warning that there's a new setup moved to the
> > end and the message changed in some manner to reflect this.
> >
> 
> Once setup is able to auto-update (wishlist Rob?) this'll 
> likely make perfect
> sense.  Right now I'm not so sure.  Now, if you downloaded 
> and installed it as
> if it were another package, you'd get a "You have to reboot" 
> message.  I guess
> it could be argued that that's better than nothing, but IMHO 
> time spent moving
> it and dealing with the ramifications thereof would be better spent on
> auto-update and getting it solved permanent-like.

:) I was just thinking about downloading it for you, auto-update
would have been the next step :)

The setup program (initially) wouldn't have to change to using the
new version, just tell you it exists.

Glad it's all in hand though :)

J.


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