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RE: setup fails: "Can't open (null) for reading: No such file"


Download from internet and install from internet share the same cache.

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Wilkie [mailto:patawi@polarcom.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 4:57 PM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: setup fails: "Can't open (null) for reading: No 
> such file"
> 
> 
> 
> >>>Are you aware that 'install from internet' also makes the install 
> >>>sets available?
> >>
> >>When I read the instructions a month ago, I got the impression that 
> >>'install from internet' would not save the downloaded 
> packages after 
> >>installing them.  Perhaps the documentation (and/or the behavior of
> >>setup) has changed since then.
> > 
> > 
> > For as long as I've been aware of it, Install from Internet 
> cached the 
> > package archive files just like Download from Internet.  If you can 
> > suggest an improvement in the documentation that would make that 
> > clearer for you, a change would be gratefully received.
> 
> Where are the "Install from Internet" files cached?
> 
> I've been using cygwin for year or two and have always picked 
> "Download" 
> because like Perry I assumed the first option meant 'delete 
> downloaded 
> files when done'. Does this mean I now have two copies of every 
> installation archive?
> 
> cheers,
> 
> -matt wilkie
> 
> 
> 
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