Richard Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Impractical. As I said, almost 100% of people won't want 100% of >> packages. > > It might be interesting to poll in some way, considering how often > this comes up. I suspect more than "almost 0%" might want a 1-button, > overnight-style install.
This doesn't require one big archive. There is nothing stopping anyone with a slow but flat rate connection from running setup, choosing everything, and letting it get on with it. >> Frankly, this odd method only makes the slightest sense in your >> unusual situation (downloads constricted by number of files not file >> size). > > I have every package selected, and as new packages appear I install > them. > >> tetex ? (Document processing system) >> lilypond ? (Sheet music production) >> >> Both multi-megabyte packages for very specialized requirements. > > Got them both. Haven't used either yet, but if I want to they are > installed and up to date. I have everything downloaded and kept up to date (but not installed). But at no point would one big archive have been useful to me. Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
