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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 22:03:58 -0400
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Subject: Re: new setup.exe in cvs!
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In-Reply-To: <200007111938.PAA02935@envy.delorie.com>; from dj@delorie.com on Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 03:38:07PM -0400

On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 03:38:07PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>> You should also think about the idea to move profile cygwin.cmd etc.
>> to a tar file for better & easier supportability.
>
>No, because updating that tar file would override any local changes
>the user may have made to those files.  Setup will only create
>new files, it won't replace existing ones.

This is another good reason why much of the stuff in /etc/profile
should be handled automatically by setup.exe.

cgf