> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Pyeron > Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 6:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: setup.exe filename > > On Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Herb Martin wrote: > > > > > No, if you look closely you will see this is almost never > the case for > > DISTRIBUTION package files or single install files -- it used to be > > true but was given up as a poor practice. > > how about a simple soultion here. > > I like typing start->run http://cygwin.com/setup.exe, as I am > sure most of us do. But it would be a "best" practice to name > the installer, something descriptive, like cygwin-2.457.2.2.exe. > > Now how about using a symlink on the web server to point one > to the other? > > This way, you can get either, and if you click on the link > install cygwin now, you get the cygwin-####.exe otherwise > wget away your setup.exe.
"Have it your way" is almost always a good solution for such interactions between random users and a program/system. Also, I forgot to mention that "setup.exe" is a standard Windows OPERATING SYSTEM file that is kept on the path so is likely conflict or further confuse users.... CygwinSetup would be an improvement; adding the version number would be another. Then with Jason's suggestion the convenience remains in either choice -- plus those who want it on the harddrive to be name just "setup.exe" cannot always rename it to that...<grin> Right there is a likely answer to the confusion and common practice question: Were it named anything CygWin-Specific then NO ONE would rename it "setup.exe". - Herb Martin -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
