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RE: Release directory and Setup
- From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>
- To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:29:15 -0500
- Subject: RE: Release directory and Setup
> 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.
--
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer. Patriot.