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Re: [Patch] Whitespace tidyup in setup/README
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: Max Bowsher <maxb at ukf dot net>
- Cc: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:14:56 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: [Patch] Whitespace tidyup in setup/README
- Reply-to: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
Max,
While you're at it, there's a typo that your patch propagates:
> -* Mirrors list orer is snafued.
> + * Mirrors list orer is snafued.
Shouldn't this be
> + * Mirrors list order is snafued.
^
or something?
Igor
On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Max Bowsher wrote:
> This is purely a tidy-up of the currently somewhat haphazard indentation. OK
> to apply? Do I bother with changelog for whitespace changes to a
> documentation file?
>
> Max.
>
> ------------------------------
> Index: README
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/max/cvsmirror/cygwin-apps-cvs/setup/README,v
> retrieving revision 2.22
> diff -u -r2.22 README
> --- README 7 Jul 2002 15:35:04 -0000 2.22
> +++ README 15 Jan 2003 17:02:26 -0000
> @@ -2,48 +2,47 @@
> net releases.
>
> TODO:
> -
> -* Mirrors list orer is snafued.
> -* Don't downgrade if the curr version is <= installed?
> -* support rpm/deb files for reading the package from. (To allow the maintainers the use of rpm/deb tools to create packages.)
> - * make a librar(y|ies) for setup and cygcheck to use containing
> - 1) Something to translate POSIX -> native. Currently called "cygpath"
> - in setup, although this is probably a bad choice of name.
> - 2) Something to return the list of installed packages.
> - 3) Something to return the cygwin mount table. Currently, I have implemented
> - a lightweight setmntent and getmntent using the code in
> - 4) Something to parse a tar file name into package/version or altenatively,
> - return that information from 2)
> - 5) Something to return a list of files associated with a package.
> -* When installing and enough packages default to visible, the RH scrollbar is
> - sometimes hidden.
> -* Mark versions as prev/curr/test in the GUI when clicking through them.
> -* Remove *empty* directories on uninstalls
> -* Correctly overwrite -r--r--r-- files.
> -* Make setup.exe available through Add/Remove
> + * Mirrors list orer is snafued.
> + * Don't downgrade if the curr version is <= installed?
> + * support rpm/deb files for reading the package from. (To allow the maintainers the use of rpm/deb tools to create packages.)
> + * make a librar(y|ies) for setup and cygcheck to use containing
> + 1) Something to translate POSIX -> native. Currently called "cygpath"
> + in setup, although this is probably a bad choice of name.
> + 2) Something to return the list of installed packages.
> + 3) Something to return the cygwin mount table. Currently, I have implemented
> + a lightweight setmntent and getmntent using the code in
> + 4) Something to parse a tar file name into package/version or altenatively,
> + return that information from 2)
> + 5) Something to return a list of files associated with a package.
> + * When installing and enough packages default to visible, the RH scrollbar is
> + sometimes hidden.
> + * Mark versions as prev/curr/test in the GUI when clicking through them.
> + * Remove *empty* directories on uninstalls
> + * Correctly overwrite -r--r--r-- files.
> + * Make setup.exe available through Add/Remove
>
> WISHLIST:
> - * rsync:// support
> - * Some way to download *all* the source
> - * When clicking on a category that is showing a partial list (auto added items due to dependencies) show the full list rather than minising.
> - * incremental/recoverable download capability.
> - * build-depends
> - * FTP control connections should be closed when we are awaiting user input.
> - * Show a sdesc for each category
> - * Add friendly error reporting to simpsock.cc
> - * scan newly installed files for README files, show list to user, let them read them if they want.
> - * Mouse wheel support broken/missing for *some* users.
> - * When in category view, and changing from prev->normal->exp the categories get collapsed This is non-intuitive.
> - * mirrors.lst to be copied to setup.ini and cached locally. Then the master mirrors list is reserved for bootstrapping.
> - * clicking on a package that is in multiple categories should update the view of the package in both locations on screen. - Done?
> - * remember the view mode - ie if you leave setup in partial, it returns to partial automatically.
> - * new view - "action / category / package"
> - * Downloading from the internet should be _able_ to list based on what is present in the cache, as opposed to what is installed. (To help building a complete install set for a different machine).
> - * new view - show installed packages only. Probably not categorised.
> - * new view - show non installed packages only.
> + * rsync:// support
> + * Some way to download *all* the source
> + * When clicking on a category that is showing a partial list (auto added items due to dependencies) show the full list rather than minising.
> + * incremental/recoverable download capability.
> + * build-depends
> + * FTP control connections should be closed when we are awaiting user input.
> + * Show a sdesc for each category
> + * Add friendly error reporting to simpsock.cc
> + * scan newly installed files for README files, show list to user, let them read them if they want.
> + * Mouse wheel support broken/missing for *some* users.
> + * When in category view, and changing from prev->normal->exp the categories get collapsed This is non-intuitive.
> + * mirrors.lst to be copied to setup.ini and cached locally. Then the master mirrors list is reserved for bootstrapping.
> + * clicking on a package that is in multiple categories should update the view of the package in both locations on screen. - Done?
> + * remember the view mode - ie if you leave setup in partial, it returns to partial automatically.
> + * new view - "action / category / package"
> + * Downloading from the internet should be _able_ to list based on what is present in the cache, as opposed to what is installed. (To help building a complete install set for a different machine).
> + * new view - show installed packages only. Probably not categorised.
> + * new view - show non installed packages only.
>
> -- Have an option to display any downloaded READMEs (or at least mention that they exist)
> -- Don't ask about the start menu or desktop options if they already exist
> + * Have an option to display any downloaded READMEs (or at least mention that they exist)
> + * Don't ask about the start menu or desktop options if they already exist
> * Save the manual proxy settings so they don't need to be retyped.
> * detect files in mulitple packages
> * save all options
> @@ -55,7 +54,7 @@
> recently completed
>
> * view button is not clear at first view. (the dotted highlight).
> - * continue downloading past errors, present log of failures at end (partial)
> + * continue downloading past errors, present log of failures at end (partial)
> * multiple mirror support, with setup.ini from each merged automagically.
> * installed packages aren't automatically upgraded.
> * Dependencies should not trigger alterations to user actions for
> installed packages that have any action other than uninstall.
>
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