>From what I was reading,I might have a problem (And potentially other users as well).Back in the FD 1.1 distro,I had my install directory as C:\SYSTEM\.When the installation finished,it would be C:\SYSTEM\BIN.If the installation is hard coded to install at C:\FDOS,users may end up having to EDIT every single config file to point to their new directory.If a choice was added,that would allow for some functionality.As for the backup during the installation,that would be the wise thing to do.No matter WHAT mode the user is in (Basic or advanced),backing up data is always the best route to go.This way,if something should go wrong,they still have their data.The backup utility should backup the ENTIRE drive,compress it,and save it to a drive.If the user is in ADVANCED mode,they can specify where the backup is to save.Otherwise,it automatically saves to C:\FDOS.OLD\blablabla.The install process should ask for this prompt near the beginning:"1.I am installing a new copy of FreeDOS | 2.I am updating FreeDOS [Advanced mode]".Something along those lines,this way the user has the option to not completely REINSTALL the OS.As for FDINST REMOVE taking up time,I honestly don't see how it could.Checking to see if a file already exists takes MILLISECONDS to compute.Checking 24 files to see if they exist would be hardly noticeable,if at all. (This runs on the assumption that you aren't running some potato from 1981).I will add on to this email later,I am out of time right now.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. <jer...@shidel.net> wrote: > > Oh, one more thing on the FDI floppy image. > > If you want to customize what packages are in the “ALL Packages”, just > update the A:\FDSETUP\SETUP\FDALLB.LST text file to include them. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
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