Making package installation default

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

On 4/3/2010 12:34 AM, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> On 04/02/2010 09:28 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> 'setup.exe' doesn't support the GUI you're supposing.
> Huh? When I run setup.exe I get a GUI - one we all know and love!
>> So it's the command line option or PTC. ;-) I would think a batch file
>> that one can point and click on would satisfy the "point and clicky"
>> crowd but I'm sure you understand your users better than I.
>>
>> 'setup.exe --help' at a command line will give you the list of
>> possible options.
> I'll poke around at this when I get back to work. I don't run Windows at
> home anymore (Well I do have a Win 7 install on a dual boot but this is
> the weekend after all!).

Indeed!  FWIW, 'setup.exe' did run under Wine in Linux the last time I
tried it.  It's been a little while since I tried that, so things may
have changed.  And that's only possibly helpful if you have access to
Linux at home. ;-)

> And yes a .bat file that you double click would probably suffice however
> there is something in the whole setup structure that make certain
> packages install by default (e.g. bash.exe) and other packages come up
> as "Skip" (i.e. OpenSSH). I'd like to toggle it on for OpenSSH and rxvt
> such that when setup.exe runs and they get to the package selection
> screen, it says the version number for these and will install them by
> default (IOW it won't list them as "Skip"). Is that too much to ask?

One can always ask.

If you don't mind fiddling around with the setup.ini file, then the key
thing is to edit this file and change the category of the desired packages
to "Base".

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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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