> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> Of Max Bowsher
> Or, this directory structure works:
>
> /setup.ini
> /release/
>
> Where it the local package directory you specify in setup.
>
> Max.
Where (Local Package Dir) can be set to be "G:\" (or any other FREE
dos drive lett
you'd be supprised.
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From: Daniel Barclay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 21 March 2003 17:25
To: Vince Hoffman
Cc: cygwin cygwin
Subject: Re: Installing cygwin NOT from web
Vince Hoffman wrote:
> if you want to just make a local mirror, ... >
> Be
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:24:56 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Installing cygwin NOT from web
Vince Hoffman wrote:
> if you want to just make a local mirror, ... >
> Be aware you MUST keep the directory structure though for setup to be
happy
> with it. th
Vince Hoffman wrote:
if you want to just make a local mirror, ... >
Be aware you MUST keep the directory structure though for setup to be happy
with it. thats why using setup is best.
That seems obvious. Is there something non-obvious you were trying to
point out?
Daniel
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Randall R Schulz wrote:
> At 09:23 2003-03-19, Max Bowsher wrote:
>> Randall R Schulz wrote:
>>> At 07:54 2003-03-19, Daniel Barclay wrote:
Why can't you download the files using any FTP/HTTP client and
operating system you want, transfer the files (or otherwise make
them visible) to
Max,
At 09:23 2003-03-19, Max Bowsher wrote:
Randall R Schulz wrote:
>
> At 07:54 2003-03-19, Daniel Barclay wrote:
>> Why can't you download the files using any FTP/HTTP client and
>> operating system you want, transfer the files (or otherwise make
>> them visible) to a Windows system, and only t
Randall R Schulz wrote:
>
> At 07:54 2003-03-19, Daniel Barclay wrote:
>> Why can't you download the files using any FTP/HTTP client and
>> operating system you want, transfer the files (or otherwise make
>> them visible) to a Windows system, and only then use setup.exe to
>> install the files fro
Daniel,
At 07:54 2003-03-19, Daniel Barclay wrote:
Max Bowsher wrote:
Charles D. Russell wrote:
...
1) setup.exe is really designed to work best for direct installation
from the web, so do that first on some computer with an internet
connection. 2) when you install from the web, copies of all the
setup is best.
-Original Message-
From: Daniel Barclay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 19 March 2003 15:55
Cc: cygwin cygwin
Subject: Re: Installing cygwin NOT from web
Max Bowsher wrote:
> Charles D. Russell wrote:
> ...
>>1) setup.exe is really designed to work best for direct
Max Bowsher wrote:
Charles D. Russell wrote:
...
1) setup.exe is really designed to work best for direct installation
from the web, so do that first on some computer with an internet
connection. 2) when you install from the web, copies of all the
downloaded files - including setup.exe - are retaine
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 10:18, Ross Smith wrote:
> That seems quite clear to me. Setup ignores what's in the cache;
> anything that's already in the cache but wasn't installed will be
> downloaded again, unnecessarily.
Which is not what the original poster said.
Anyway, this is going down a rabbit
> From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:10, Ross Smith wrote:
>
> > > No.
> > > Charles said that setup *ignores* the caches and skips what is
> > > installed.
> > > I said that setup will redownload what is in the cache.
> >
> > I still don't understand the
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:54, Charles D. Russell wrote:
> Is the following statement correct?
>
> Installing from web, rather than downloading to disk, eliminates the risks
> of !) having to download the same file twice and 2) having duplicate files
> (from different mirrors) retained in the cache.
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:10, Ross Smith wrote:
> > No.
> > Charles said that setup *ignores* the caches and skips what is
> > installed.
> > I said that setup will redownload what is in the cache.
>
> I still don't understand the difference. He says it ignores the cache
> and downloads it all ag
Ross Smith wrote:
From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 07:59, Ross Smith wrote:
From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:17, Charles D. Russell wrote:
But as I understand it, setup.exe ignores the cache and
looks only at what
has
> From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 07:59, Ross Smith wrote:
> > > From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:17, Charles D. Russell wrote:
>
> > > > But as I understand it, setup.exe ignores the cache and
> > > loo
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 07:59, Ross Smith wrote:
> > From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:17, Charles D. Russell wrote:
> > > But as I understand it, setup.exe ignores the cache and
> > looks only at what
> > > has been actually installed. So if you don't
> From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:17, Charles D. Russell wrote:
>
> > Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >
> > >>FYI, setup has a "Download from Internet" mode which
> creates the cache
> > >>without actually installing.
> >
> > But as I understand it, setu
On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:17, Charles D. Russell wrote:
> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> >>FYI, setup has a "Download from Internet" mode which creates the cache
> >>without actually installing.
>
> But as I understand it, setup.exe ignores the cache and looks only at what
> has been actually inst
On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Charles D. Russell wrote:
> What I have gleaned from watching this subject is:
>
> 1) setup.exe is really designed to work best for direct installation from
> the web, so do that first on some computer with an internet connection.
> 2) when you install from the web, copies of
Charles D. Russell wrote:
> What I have gleaned from watching this subject is:
>
> 1) setup.exe is really designed to work best for direct installation
> from the web, so do that first on some computer with an internet
> connection. 2) when you install from the web, copies of all the
> downloaded f
Well this is only partly true, as you may have noticed there is also a
download option, this allows you to just download without installing,
allowing you to later install from the files you have downloaded, just saves
you HAVING to install cygwin to get hold of a copy in an installable
directory st
On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, wrote:
> I am trying to install cygwin on my computer at home, but I currently
> don't have an internet connection. I have been trying to work out what
> files I need to download for a full installation, but the website is not
> clear.
> Could you possibly confirm for me wheth
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