On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:58:42 +0200, Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> wrote:
On 09/20/2012 09:11 AM, Michael Benford wrote:
I would like to change the setup.exe so that it loads the package
selection page when it starts.
And only runs the wizard when a current installation of the current
version is not detected.
Indeed - having the ability to skip past the 6 'Next' buttons for a
repeated run after cygwin is already installed seems useful; but you
still have to make it possible for the user to rerun the intro screens
rather than hard-coding it to only start at the package selection page
(since the intro screens are necessary for things like choosing a
different mirror). Probably the easiest approach is to add a new
command line option that can be used to skip the intro screens, and then
users can script things with a batch file or by modifying the Windows
shortcut to the actual setup.exe binary to add the option, although that
will still require some user intervention rather than happening
automatically.
I would implement a configuration panel that is accessible from the
package selection page.(i have developed a button table mini application
for launching other application with hard coded command-line arguments
using only win32)
The file name setup.exe is ambiguous if stored in a folder with other
application installation files.
I suggest using the file name cygpac.exe and application name Cygwin
package manager.
Won't happen. You are free to download the file and rename it yourself,
but people have come to expect the name of the file that they download
to originally be named setup.exe, and every time this topic has come up
in the past, it has been rejected.
I would like to put it to a vote. If you vote please state why you chose
that position.
I am happy to implement both of these changes my self but I need feed
back and permission from the community.
Go for it - this is open source, so you can make the changes for your
own use even if the community doesn't like them.
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