Re: apt-get (was Re: setup.exe: ... )

2003-03-05 Thread Robert Collins
On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 11:24, Robert Citek wrote: > Hello Robert, > > At 07:16 AM 3/6/2003 +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >Not that I'm aware of. I really need to refresh the dpkg port in cygwin > >at some point. > > > >I had foolishly hoped that porting it would encourage the debian folks > >who h

Re: apt-get (was Re: setup.exe: ... )

2003-03-05 Thread Robert Citek
Hello Robert, At 07:16 AM 3/6/2003 +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >Not that I'm aware of. I really need to refresh the dpkg port in cygwin >at some point. > >I had foolishly hoped that porting it would encourage the debian folks >who had been so keen on getting apt etc going to contribute apt, debc

Re: apt-get (was Re: setup.exe: ... )

2003-03-05 Thread Robert Collins
On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 03:10, Robert Citek wrote: > On the linux side, that's what apt-get does. And does it very nicely. Ask > any Debian user. Apparently, some people are working on porting atp-get to > Cygwin: > http://debian-cygwin.sourceforge.net > The dates are about 18 months old. Are

apt-get (was Re: setup.exe: ... )

2003-03-05 Thread Robert Citek
At 10:26 AM 3/5/2003 -0500, Steve Coleman wrote: >It wouldn't replace setup.exe since the initial install would still have >to be done but it might be a good idea to have something that could >check if there are updates to designated packages that are deemed >important to the specific Cygwin us