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Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted
- From: "Paul G." <pgarceau at qwest dot net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:30:39 -0800
- Organization: New Dawn Productions
- References: <3BE1ACA4.31295.165BFA4@localhost>
- Reply-to: Paul Garceau <pgarceau at qwest dot net>
On 2 Nov 2001 at 15:27, the Illustrious Robert Collins wrote:
> On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 15:12, Paul G. wrote:
> > > Hmm, maybe we shouldn't show skip for non installed packages?
> >
> > Well, I have always assumed (since setup first existed) that when I
> > select "skip", I am saying, "don't do anything with that particular
> > package, just leave it exactly as it is on my hard drive."
> >
> > This is especially critical if I have been working with cygwin source
> > code for some reason or another and do not want some portion of my
> > source code disturbed.
> >
> That is the behaviour of skip. It's also the behaviour of keep -
> strangely enough :}.
>
> The semantics from cgf are correct, but to the enduser the system
> behaviour is the same.
Ok.
Thanks for the clarification.
Paul G.
>
>
Systems Software Developer
NewDawn Productions
http://www.teleport.com/~pgarceau/newdawn/
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