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Re: Restructuring gettext

From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:55:46 +1100
Subject: Re: Restructuring gettext
References: <3C18EBA9.9030102@ece.gatech.edu> <0b5501c184be$8639eb80$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> <3C1A35F6.8050909@ece.gatech.edu> <0f8901c185fc$a108b600$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> <3C1D5F00.3010506@ece.gatech.edu> <3C3384B2.8070305@home.com> <20020103002446.GA8508@redhat.com> <3C35CD04.8070902@home.com> <20020104165103.GA30512@redhat.com>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf@redhat.com>
> The "professional" installers aren't installing a number of disparate
packages.
>
> I don't think it is unreasonable to assume that if I cancel a gcc
installation
> my current binutils setup will still be intact.

Indeed and agreed.

The .MSI microsoft installer packages support complete rollback of
replaced files, registry settings - the lot - if a failure occurs during
an install. And the Microsoft Installer Service can be used for
arbitrary packages.

So the baseline out there is for reliable cancellations.

Rob

References:
- Re: Restructuring gettext
  - From: David A. Cobb
- Re: Restructuring gettext
  - From: Christopher Faylor
- Re: Restructuring gettext
  - From: David A. Cobb
- Re: Restructuring gettext
  - From: Christopher Faylor

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