Ok. I give. We need a way to install snapshots via setup.exe.
Gary R. Van Sickle
g.r.vansickle@worldnet.att.net
Tue May 31 03:19:00 GMT 2005
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:41 PM
> To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
> Subject: Ok. I give. We need a way to install snapshots via setup.exe.
>
> I guess I give. I have always thought that snapshots should
> only be installable by people who had enough of a clue to
> figure out how to use
> bunzip2 and copy but the standard run of "The latest version
> of cygwin doesn't work" complaints have convinced me that we
> need a better way to get people to install and test snapshots.
>
> I was thinking of always making the latest snapshot available
> as a "test"
> version of cygwin. Would that be too dangerous or do we need
> another method for doing this?
>
> cgf
I have a non-setup, single-click method of installing snapshots that I've
used for quite a while, if that's of any interest.
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Gary R. Van Sickle
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