On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nathan Thern wrote on 15 August 2008 19:51: > >> The newest setup.exe is giving me fits, > > :-/ There's not a lot we can do with bug reports like that. If you give > more details, we will try and address it. > > cheers, > DaveK
Yeah, sorry... not trying to dis on anyone. I'm just not able to track down the source of my problem right now. I use a lot of packages off of cygwin-ports, including most of the stuff that has higher version numbers than the official packages do. "less" is a good example. When I update off the official repo, many of my packages from ports disappear (as in uninstalled - the files are gone & they don't show up in cygcheck). It doesn't happen to all the ports packages I have that also exist in the official repo, so I think it has something to do with dependency processing. That's all I have right now. At this time what I'm doing to make things work for me is copying the package files I need into my own local repo directory and running genini there. I think the existing setup.exe is fine for folks who only use the official repo, but what I need is a tool that gives me a lot more control over which packages I install, and from where. Hence my inquiry to Reini. I think if a few of us collaborate to create a power tool that complements setup.exe and follows its lead but offers significantly more fine-tuned controllability and scriptability at the expense of user-friendliness, the cygwin community as a whole will benefit. For one example, see http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-07/msg00113.html regards, NT