On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 01:21:23AM +0200, Michael Benford wrote: >On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:39:50 +0200, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> 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. > >I'm basically offering to turn setup.exe into a package manager. setup.exe >would need to auto detect the current state of installation and should >have a command line argument to force a new install.
I don't know what "force a new install" means but setup.exe is already a package manager. People aren't clamoring for more screens. They are really clamoring for a more command-line-driven capability. >>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. > >I will search the mailing lists. If you could also send me a specific >email, mailing list and/or date to look at it would be appreciated. I don't keep this type of information at the tip of my fingers. Sorry. cgf