> >My question is this: _Why_ is it necessary to create mirror-named directories to > >allow the downloading from multiple mirrors? > >I have no doubt it was done for a reason, but I would very much like to know > >that reason.
> If you're interested in discussing the design of setup in this area, you > should review the email list archives. This particular issue has been > discussed at least in passing. I searched, but did not find. > Please don't take this the wrong way but why do you care? No, that's ok. Here is why: I need to maintain my local package directory to remove old versions. Having the packages scattered between mirror directories is unhelpful. Therefore, I use a modified version of the clean_setup.pl that was posted here a while ago. I do not understand, and could not find in the archives, a reason for using these directories at all. If there is a reason, then sorry for the list noise, if not, I would suggest the folder layout be reconsidered. Thanks, Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/