setup.exe and "in-use-file"

[Rolf Campbell]

Charles Wilson wrote:
> Sven Köhler wrote:
> 
>> i know that this feature has been requested many many times!
> I don't know that.  In fact, I can't recall this specific popup window 
> EVER being requested, except as a possible proposal to solve a problem 
> (but the problem was solved using a different method):  There was some 
> discussion about the problems setup PREVIOUSLY had updating a system 
> when cygwin progs were running, and various solutions were proposed at 
> that time.  One of the proposed solutions was to do the popup thing as 
> you descibe; another proposed solution was to use the standard Windows 
> method of replacing in-use files: schedule them to be replaced on 
> next-reboot, and ask the user "ok to reboot?" at setup's conclusion. The 
> latter solution was chosen.
Well, let me be the 2nd person to request this feature.

BTW: why would anyone want replace on reboot?  Isn't it more 
dangerous/annoying (under 99% of all situations) than any other option?



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