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Re: cygutils: Category

From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
To: "CA List" <Cygwin-Apps at Cygwin dot Com>
Cc: <cygwin-apps at sources dot redhat dot com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 23:41:01 +1100
Subject: Re: cygutils: Category
References: <042901c17d85$0663ca10$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> <3C0E11F7.9B0F9CE1@yahoo.com>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>

> Robert Collins wrote:
> >
> > Chuck,
> >     Misc as a category acts like base: things in it always install.
> >
>
> Uhm, why?  I missed this conversation evidently.  IMNSHO, Base should
be
> the only required install.  Misc are niceties that make the job easier
> but aren't required.

Keeping backward compatible/useable behaviour for
a) Local installs from directories without setup.ini files, and
b) packages that for (whatever) reason don't have a category.

> Can I suggest we change the setup behavior please?

Sure. You get to deal with the users though :}.

Rob

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