downloading individual packages

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 4/2/2010 10:07 AM, wefwef wefwef wrote:
> does anyone know of a way to download a single package and all it's
> dependencies ?
>
> I know the installer is supposed to be able to do this, but I've never
> actually had it work in practice.

You can do it by hand of course.  But if you're asking if there's any
other tool out there that understands the dependencies listed in setup.ini,
besides 'setup.exe', the answer is no.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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