At 07:01 PM 8/24/2005, you wrote: >I am trying to do a Download Without Install to place everything >I want onto a CD. > >I have several questions.. > >1. When downloading only, what does the "Uninstall" option > mean? Since I have not actuall installed anything, does it erase it > from the cache directory? What does it do in this case?
Nothing. >2. If you download using one mirror, and then later use another, > does setup resolve package names and versions across multiple cache > directories. In other words, if I have version 1.0 of a project in one > directory, and then later use another mirror, if the project on that > second mirror is at version 1.1, will setup see that and indicate that > I need to upgrade? Yes. 'setup.exe' merges the results of multiple mirrors. >3. I have bash-3.0-11 downloaded in my cache directory for >ftp.mirrors.kernel.org. > I then go back to mirrors.kernel.org using setup. In the Full >view(or Partial > view) in setup it shows version 2.05b-13 in the "Current" column and >version > 3.0-11 in the "New" column. Why does it think that version 2.05b-13 >is my > current version? Where is it getting the current version from? From '/etc/setup/installed.db'. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
