Maybe give setup the ability to install/uninstall snapshots?
At Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:43 PM, Brian Dessent wrote: > Brian Dessent wrote: > >> On that note, I would like to start an open dialog about bugfixes and > > Here's the synopsis of this thread and other recent conversations: > > - explicit depends checking (perhaps enforced) > - what to do about cached packages of wrong size > - ordering of the unpack/replace (davek) > (potentially grooming setup.hints to remove cycles) > - older package no longer on mirror or cache = odd version cycling > - context sensitive help or embedded .chm/.hlp > (or maybe just a button that launches url shortcut to online manual) > - save window position and misc settings > (possibly default to a percentage of screen rather than tiny size) > - deprecate needless user-mode mounts > - have intelligence when unpacking that path is valid > (and/or check mounts for garbage, but careful of network drives) > - warn if user's mirror is not on current list > - function without needing cygwin.com phonehome; potentially cache > mirrors.lst > - manifest for themed controls > - accessibility or just less confusing package selection widget > (or maybe just a way to uninstall things like X11 easily) > - show disk space usage during selection (and anything else useful > like ldesc) > - ftp connections shouldn't be kept open during package selection > - offer user chance to view READMEs after installation > (or provide pointer to their location) > - setup is totally unresponsive to input during long md5 checks of > local package repo > > Well, it sure ain't pretty and I can tell for you a fact that they're > not all getting fixed in this lifetime. But it's good to have a list > at least. If there was anything I missed, please add. > > Brian
