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Re: new setup.exe in cvs!
On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 03:38:07PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> You should also think about the idea to move profile cygwin.cmd etc.
>> to a tar file for better & easier supportability.
>
>No, because updating that tar file would override any local changes
>the user may have made to those files. Setup will only create
>new files, it won't replace existing ones.
This is another good reason why much of the stuff in /etc/profile
should be handled automatically by setup.exe.
cgf