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Re: setup.exe final pre-release..
- From: Ronald Landheer-Cieslak <ronald at landheer dot com>
- To: Robert Collins <rbcollins at cygwin dot com>
- Cc: Alan Dobkin <Cygwin at OmniComp dot Org>, Cygwin Mailing List <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 10:44:48 +0200 (CEST)
- Subject: Re: setup.exe final pre-release..
On 5 Apr 2003, Robert Collins wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 20:42, Ronald Landheer-Cieslak wrote:
> > I've been following this discussion from the sidelines for a while.. hope
> > you don't mind be butting in.
> Oh, terribly. No gold stars for you. ;].
but... but...
> > On 4 Apr 2003, Robert Collins wrote:
> > > Setup doesn't have a concept of a local mirror. It has a 'local package
> > > dir', where it caches packages during install. The mirroring scripts
> > > around create the same layout as setup uses for that local package dir.
> > > Setup's needs are simple:
> > > A setup.bz2/.ini on the mirror (ftp | http) site with correct paths and
> > > MD5 detauls.
> > > A local dir to work from.
> > What if support were added for a "file://" mirror?
> Sure, be happy to have such support added.
I guess I should have added my usual disclaimer - I can't do it because I
don't have and can't get a copyright disclaimer.. :(
This is really starting to get annoying for me.. :(
rlc
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