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Re: [patch] Setup.exe choose.cc selection enhancement based on file existence
On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 02:32:48PM -0500, Brian Keener wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > Even if I install from internet, when
> > choosing the "Full" view, I'm getting "n/a" for every package
> > which doesn't need update.
> >
> I think the key word there is for every package that *doesn't* need
> update. Since the package itself does not need updating then I think I
> have by default (and it's probably not selectable) the source download
> set to N/A - this also appear to be the way the current version
> downloadable from the web works as well.
>
> What does it do if the package does need updating? - I think it gives you
> the Source download option then. I think the overriding factor here -
> even on the current version from the web is whether the packaged binaries
> need updating and my thought process was that if you were getting the
> source you would probably do it at download/install time and not after
> the package was already updated - might be a bad conclusion. We might
> want to revisit this - what do you and others think?
I would like to see the ability of setup to download all sources,
even the packages which don't need updating. I can't see a reason
that I'm unable to download the sources 10 minutes after installing
only because I forgot to click on the src? button in that moment.
Corinna
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