Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Lars Munch wrote:
On Sat, Feb 22, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:15:29PM -0500, Garg, Rajiv wrote:
Does setup.exe support command-line options? If so, where can I find
the documentation for them? I would like to roll-out Cygwin to 300+
machines and command-line options to install all packages found in
network share would be simplest method, otherwise I might have to
repackage it into a MSI using Wise Package Studio or something similar.
I have tried to create a MSI package but the result is *very* slow
because of the size and a huge number of files, also sym-links did not
work after installation of the MSI package.
Instead I use Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ (remember to use -a to preserve file attributes).
Take a [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage for more information:
http://lwb1.it.dtu.dk/~lmc/rebuilt.php
Anyway, I would also like to know the command-line options for setup (if
they exists)
I saw a discussion about adding support for this in the
cygwin-developers mailing list (~ 10/2001, topic=setup.exe command-line
options) -- but cannot find any documentation about whether this was
completed.
Thanks in advance,
Rajiv
Lars,
Use the source^{TM}
Seriously, there are no command-line options to speak of in the official
setup.exe on the cygwin.com site (v. 2.249.2.5). There are quite a few in
the CVS HEAD of setup.exe. A look at the source, however, will show you
all the relevant options, with explanations. Check out the CVS HEAD (as
described at http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html), and grep
all .cc files for Option. There is even a patch outstanding that adds a
--help option to list all available options:
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-02/msg0.html (with one caveat:
setup has to be built as a Cygwin app from source for you to see console
output).
Igor
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Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
Igor Pechtchanski wrote: There is even a patch outstanding that adds a --help option to list all available options: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-02/msg0.html (with one caveat: setup has to be built as a Cygwin app from source for you to see console output). No, building it as a MinGW app is fine. But it must be run from a CYGWIN=tty shell. 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/
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Max Bowsher wrote: Igor Pechtchanski wrote: There is even a patch outstanding that adds a --help option to list all available options: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-02/msg0.html (with one caveat: setup has to be built as a Cygwin app from source for you to see console output). No, building it as a MinGW app is fine. But it must be run from a CYGWIN=tty shell. Max. Oh, ok. I don't use tty myself, so I needed it built as a Cygwin app. Could it, perhaps, pop up a dialog box instead if stdout is not available? Is there any way of detecting whether output to stdout will be seen? Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Oh, boy, virtual memory! Now I'm gonna make myself a really *big* RAMdisk! -- /usr/games/fortune -- 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/
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
Igor Pechtchanski wrote: On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Max Bowsher wrote: No, building it as a MinGW app is fine. But it must be run from a CYGWIN=tty shell. Oh, ok. I don't use tty myself, so I needed it built as a Cygwin app. Could it, perhaps, pop up a dialog box instead if stdout is not available? Is there any way of detecting whether output to stdout will be seen? Detection is the tricky part. I can't figure out how. 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/
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On 26 Feb 2003, Robert Collins wrote: On Wed, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:46, Max Bowsher wrote: Igor Pechtchanski wrote: On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Max Bowsher wrote: No, building it as a MinGW app is fine. But it must be run from a CYGWIN=tty shell. Oh, ok. I don't use tty myself, so I needed it built as a Cygwin app. Could it, perhaps, pop up a dialog box instead if stdout is not available? Is there any way of detecting whether output to stdout will be seen? Detection is the tricky part. I can't figure out how. I wouldn't bother with detection. setup.exe is a gui, it's fine for it to show help as a gui. What is needed is this: The current libgetopt call to show the parameter help should become a convenience call over a lower interface. That interface should: * Provide a const interator to all the options in the optionset. That will let setup iterate over the options, extracting the help text and placing into a GUI text area (or a combobox etc etc). Hmm, build a const String and pop up a MessageBox? Igor This is also on my TODO, and why I haven't applied your trivial 'add help' option to setup - because it will need to be changed no matter what. Rob -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Oh, boy, virtual memory! Now I'm gonna make myself a really *big* RAMdisk! -- /usr/games/fortune -- 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/
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 10:26, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: That will let setup iterate over the options, extracting the help text and placing into a GUI text area (or a combobox etc etc). Hmm, build a const String and pop up a MessageBox? Igor As a 'For instance', yes. Rob -- GPG key available at: http://users.bigpond.net.au/robertc/keys.txt. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
A cute thing that the iteration interface to the command line options would enable is a 'tip of the day' - randomly choose a parameter from the collection, and show just it to the user. (Presumably combined with some static tips on the GUI :]). Rob -- GPG key available at: http://users.bigpond.net.au/robertc/keys.txt. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On 26 Feb 2003, Robert Collins wrote: A cute thing that the iteration interface to the command line options would enable is a 'tip of the day' - randomly choose a parameter from the collection, and show just it to the user. (Presumably combined with some static tips on the GUI :]). Rob Yep. And the next step is Clippy... :-D Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Oh, boy, virtual memory! Now I'm gonna make myself a really *big* RAMdisk! -- /usr/games/fortune -- 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/
RE: Command-line options for setup.exe
On 26 Feb 2003, Robert Collins wrote: A cute thing that the iteration interface to the command line options would enable is a 'tip of the day' - randomly choose a parameter from the collection, and show just it to the user. (Presumably combined with some static tips on the GUI :]). Rob Yep. And the next step is Clippy... :-D Uh, that's Cyppy thankyouverymuch, and I'm working on it, don't rush me. ;-) -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -- 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/
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 12:15:29PM -0500, Garg, Rajiv wrote: Does setup.exe support command-line options? If so, where can I find the documentation for them? I would like to roll-out Cygwin to 300+ machines and command-line options to install all packages found in network share would be simplest method, otherwise I might have to repackage it into a MSI using Wise Package Studio or something similar. I have tried to create a MSI package but the result is *very* slow because of the size and a huge number of files, also sym-links did not work after installation of the MSI package. Instead I use Nullsoft Scriptable Install System http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ (remember to use -a to preserve file attributes). Take a look at my homepage for more information: http://lwb1.it.dtu.dk/~lmc/rebuilt.php Anyway, I would also like to know the command-line options for setup (if they exists) I saw a discussion about adding support for this in the cygwin-developers mailing list (~ 10/2001, topic=setup.exe command-line options) -- but cannot find any documentation about whether this was completed. Thanks in advance, Rajiv -- 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/ -- Lars Munch -- 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/
Re: Command-line options for setup.exe
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 12:15:29PM -0500, Garg, Rajiv wrote: Does setup.exe support command-line options? see http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-11/msg01490.html - Barry Buchbinder __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- 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/
