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RE: Correct way to do full download to system with existing install


So, it sounds like Setup does do what I need, I just didn't look hard enough.  I'll try the Re-Download.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Robert Collins [SMTP:robert.collins@itdomain.com.au]
Sent:	Wednesday, July 04, 2001 6:24 PM
To:	jorgens@coho.net; Cygwin List (E-mail)
Subject:	RE: Correct way to do full download to system with existing install

>From memory: /etc/setup/installed.db is the name of the file that
records what's installed.

mv that file out of the way while you do your setup selection process.

Alternatively you can click on "Full/Part" and choose full. With recent
setup verions there's an option "Re-Download" that should do what you
want.

If the current CVS setup doesn't do what you are looking for, feel free
to jump in a tweak it. 

Rob
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Jorgensen [mailto:jorgens@coho.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:33 AM
> To: Cygwin List (E-mail)
> Subject: Correct way to do full download to system with 
> existing install
> 
> 
> I checked the FAQ first.
> 
> Sometimes, I may need to do a full download, burn to CD, then 
> install on 
> another system.  If I use Setup, and download only, it seems 
> to be missing 
> anything that doesn't need to be updated on the system I run 
> setup from.
> 
> If I just download everything from an FTP mirror including 
> setup.ini, will 
> I be able to install from local drive using that download?  
> What about 
> using that to update an existing install?
> 
> Perhaps, to make this obvious/easy, there should be a 
> sub-option under 
> download to ignore the state of any current installation.
> 
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