--- Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 19:20, James Michael DuPont wrote: > > > Thanks for the great work on the dpkg porting, it is much further > than > > I had thought. > > > > Here is an idea : What do you think about using dpkg to create > cygwin > > packages? Like modify the output of dpkg to create a cygwin > compatible > > installer package. That way you only have one control file, and > that, > > plus the rules contains all the information needed anyway? > > As long as what is generated follows the cygwin policy, that is fine. > It's better to add a new archive type to setup.exe though, IMO. Mind > you, as I'm the setup.exe maintainer, I would say that :}.
Even better. I guess you had planned that somehow anyway. To be honest, I have not really read the exact instructions on cywin packages. But the hint files could be created out of the control file somehow I think. Regards, mike ===== James Michael DuPont http://introspector.sourceforge.net/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
