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Re: Why the rash of people bypassing setup.exe to install?
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 01:12:49PM -0600, Robert Citek wrote:
>
> They are using apt-get to install Cygwin. :-)
> [ wishful thinking ]
you remind me of something. i once tried exactly this, but failed on
some C++ stuff which i could not resolve. some includes failed, but i
guess its within the apt-get source and the win32 #defines. dunno. gave
up and stomped it back to earth.
> Imagine installing, upgrading, and managing a bunch of OpenSource Software
> (not just Cygwin) on a Windows machine with 'apt-get.'
this is on my wishlist too :)
- regards, turrican
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