-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 John Emmas wrote: > One thing I've often noticed is that every time I install stuff, a whole > bunch of things get uninstalled and then reinstalled at the end. Most often > these are things like gnome, gtk, atk and glib etc. If I install from a > regular cygwin mirror this shouldn't be too risky (presumably, they're > usually copies of each other). But if I install something from ports, ports > often contains newer or older versions of some of the standard components. > Is this likely to be the cause of my problem? And is there any way to stop > the setup program from uninstalling stuff without my consent?
Sounds like you're not following the installation directions as indicated on the Ports homepage. Yaakov -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAkj2n80ACgkQpiWmPGlmQSNoQQCeIo+WPgmb3Rfx06gu1Xlud1HB IoAAnibA7wU+nWUQ3eXr/q7HCvrIBAEi =i+w+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
