On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 07:38:49PM +0200, Jean-Michel POURE wrote: > > That will be a BIG change for any tools that are not "cygwin-native". If > > you are going to make that a goal, why not just convert the tools to > > cygwin? > > Being a Cygwin user, I am convinced Cygwin installer should not be used. > > This would confuse users who would have the choice between three > distributions.
You're worrying about confusing novice users? That's maybe getting a bit ahead -- I think the key issue ATM is creating a system that works at all! Once we've got a fully working dpkg and a decent set of packages... *then* we can worry about how best to deliver it to others. But yes, I think you're right that the Cygwin installer will lead to conflicts and confusion. We probably want a separate installer. It doesn't need to do much -- install the Cygwin dll, create filesystem, install dpkg, apt-get base packages, etc. No doubt a few other things too, but it shouldn't be a big deal. J -- John Ineson ``Is LaTeX hard to use? It's easy to use if you're one of the 2% of the population who thinks logically and can read an instruction manual.'' -- LL -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
