On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 06:26:01PM +0200, Michael Benford wrote: >On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:58:42 +0200, Eric Blake 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)
I'd rather just start with a command-line option than adding a whole new screen to setup.exe. >>>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. Sorry. This isn't a democracy. We're not changing the name. This has come up before. I'm sure you can find past discussions on this issue if you search. cgf