On 11/26/05, Joshua Daniel Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/22/05, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
The script you're thinking of is Michael A. Chase's clean_setup.pl.
Unfortunately, Googling for it mostly turns up references to it in the
mailing list archives, and the actual site comes
On 11/22/05, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
The script you're thinking of is Michael A. Chase's clean_setup.pl.
Unfortunately, Googling for it mostly turns up references to it in the
mailing list archives, and the actual site comes up only at the bottom of
the page. It would be nice if there
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Brian Dessent wrote:
Christian Franke wrote:
Somewhat offtopic and probably FAQ:
The local package cache fills up with outdated (no longer in setup.ini)
versions.
Is there any hidden setup.exe functionality or cleanup script available
to delete old package files?
After installing CYGWIN_NT-5.1 lap-fr4zcs84sdc 1.5.18(0.132/4/2)
2005-07-02 20:30 i686 on Windows XP or Windows 2000, a folder named ftp%
3a%2f%2fftp.sunsite.utk.edu%2fpub%2fcygwin remains on the desktop.
1. Must this folder be kept? It appears to consist entirely of tar
files (plus Setup.ini)?
Van Snyder wrote:
1. Must this folder be kept? It appears to consist entirely of tar
files (plus Setup.ini)?
No.
2. If it must be kept, must it be kept on the desktop?
No, it can be placed anywhere. The location is specified in setup.exe
on the third step when prompted for Local Package
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Van Snyder wrote:
After installing CYGWIN_NT-5.1 lap-fr4zcs84sdc 1.5.18(0.132/4/2)
2005-07-02 20:30 i686 on Windows XP or Windows 2000, a folder named ftp%
3a%2f%2fftp.sunsite.utk.edu%2fpub%2fcygwin remains on the desktop.
[snip]
4. If it needs to be kept, but need not
Concerning folder ftp%3a%2f%2fftp.sunsite.utk.edu%2fpub%2fcygwin, which
remains on the desktop in Windows XP or 2000 after installing cygwin, I
wrote:
5. I couldn't find anything about it in the mailing list archives or
FAQ. I did a Google search, which turned up two 404 pages.
Brian
Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
Just one thing to add to what Brian said: setup by default offers to put
the local package cache in the directory that it runs from. If you save
setup to the desktop, that would be the default value for the local
package cache. If you want a different default, save
Christian Franke wrote:
Somewhat offtopic and probably FAQ:
The local package cache fills up with outdated (no longer in setup.ini)
versions.
Is there any hidden setup.exe functionality or cleanup script available
to delete old package files?
There's nothing in setup.exe, but I do remember
Somewhat offtopic and probably FAQ:
The local package cache fills up with outdated (no longer in
setup.ini) versions.
Is there any hidden setup.exe functionality or cleanup script
available to delete old package files?
I asked this question a long time ago. The answer is that Michael
Chase
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