Adding/removing custom mirror URLs in setup.exe...

[Max Bowsher]

Thomas Chadwick wrote:
> 2 separate questions about customizing the list of mirror URLs in the
> cygwin setup.exe program:
>
> 1) When adding a custom URL, what is the correct syntax to describe
> the path to the cygwin pacakge directory? For instance, on an FTP
> accessible server I have a directory in my home directory called
> "cygwin" which contains setup.exe and setup.ini. Underneath that is
> the release directory which contains all of the packages. I can
> browse the directory hierarchy in IE with a URL that looks like
> "ftp://username:password@hostname/cygwin". I tried entering that URL
> in the approriate place in setup.exe, clicked Add, then selected it
> from the list and clicked "Next", but then got a message saying is
> could not find setup.ini.

Don't know whether setup understands usernames/passwords. I'll dig in the
source tomorrow, if no one has answered by then.

> 2) Once I've added a custom URL to the list of mirrors, how do I
> remove it?

It will vanish if you unselect it, press Next, and restart setup.

Max.


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