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Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted
- From: "Paul G." <pgarceau at qwest dot net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:12:20 -0800
- Organization: New Dawn Productions
- References: <20011101205025.A6760@redhat.com>
- Reply-to: Paul Garceau <pgarceau at qwest dot net>
On 2 Nov 2001 at 14:57, the Illustrious Robert Collins wrote:
> On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 12:50, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 12:09:34PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
> > >How about we get rid of either 'skip' or 'keep' - they are the same
> > >AFAIK.
> >
> > We had this discussion in cygwin-developers. They are subtly
> > different. One implies that the package exists on disk and you'll be
> > keeping it. The other implies that you will not be installing the
> > package.
>
> Sure, but will users grok this?
Nope. Not the naive newbie, that is for sure. Especially considering the subtlties weren't
able to be easily addressed when cgf replied.
>
> Hmm, maybe we shouldn't show skip for non installed packages?
Well, I have always assumed (since setup first existed) that when I select "skip", I am
saying, "don't do anything with that particular package, just leave it exactly as it is on my hard
drive."
This is especially critical if I have been working with cygwin source code for some reason or
another and do not want some portion of my source code disturbed.
Paul G.
>
> Rob
>
>
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