problems using the setup.exe program

Ralph Hempel rhempel@bmts.com
Wed Jan 28 18:47:00 GMT 2009


alex wallis wrote:
> Hi list I am fairly new to cygwin and am writing to ask a few questions 
> about selecting packages when installing cygwin.
> 
> My problem I am facing is this.
> 
> I am blind, as a result in order to use a computer I use a program 
> called a screen reader.

<snip>

Fortunately, the latest version of setup for 1.7 allows
package selection from the command line.

This is a _huge_ (ok maybe not that big) deal for users
exactly like you.

You can do things like:

setup -q -n -D -L %SITE% %LOCALDIR% %PACKAGES%

if you set up environment variables for SITE, LOCALDIR, and
PACKAGES.

Note that PACKAGES should be a comma separated list of packages
you want to install with NO SPACES between entries.

All the dependencies ar looked after automagically.

Good luck!

Ralph



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