setup.exe handles same packages in multiple mirrors badly

[Andrey Repin]

Greetings, Corinna Vinschen!

>> > So, if anybody wants to take a stab at setup and revamp it, feel free.
>> > The only requirements are, it should still be able to utilize the
>> > setup.ini file created on cygwin.com, it should still be able to work
>> > the mirror list provided by cygwin.com, and it should still provide a
>> > GUI and a command line.  Everything else is open for renewal.
>> 
>> You might add "should be native application" and "should compile with Cygwin
>> provided toolchain". 
>> Else it'll be an unbearable nightmare to support.

> Doesn't that go without saying?

Just for completeness. Not everyone is familiar with intricacies of Cygwin's
setup.


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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@yandex.ru) 26.08.2014, <14:48>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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