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Re: setup.exe different packages


>>
>> On 28/01/2014 15:41, BGINFO4X wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> What is the recommende way to install ONLY one pakcage(bash for
>>> example) with the GUI?
>>> What I do is: All -> Uninstall , then check for the package that I
>>> want: Base -> Bash -> Install
>>
>>
>> better to test from scratch in an empty directory, to avoid some
>> remainder that could false your test.

 I did it, and the results are diferent.
 I attach on the email both setup results: with commandline and with GUI.

>>
>>>
>>> If I do in this manner, I obtain less packages than installing bash
>>> from the command line with:
>>>
>>> setup-x86.exe -g -o --no-desktop --no-shortcuts --no-startmenu
>>> --local-install %CYGWINALOCALPACKAGES% --quiet-mode --root
>>> %CYGWINADMINDIR% --packages bash
>>>
>>> With the GUI I obtain 27 installed  packages, with setup-x86 command
>>> line I obtain 56 installed packages.
>>> I'm doing something wrong? How is this possible?
>>
>>
>> as bash belongs to Base category and as in Base there are 29 packages
>> both your results look wrong as you need at least 29 packages.
>>
>> $ grep "category:"  setup.ini |grep Base |wc -l
>>  29
>>
>> I see at least an additional one:
>>  cygutils(Base) -> libpopt0(obsolete) -> popt(Libs)
>> likely there are few mores, but 56 seems too much.

 What I'm doing is trying to install ONLY bash, not the Base category,
 so I think that you are wrong.

> Regards.
>
>>
>>> Thanks for your time.
>>>
>>
>> Marco
>>
>>
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