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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>,
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Subject: Re: Source Only Missing in set_action() in setup.exe
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:47:22 +1000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>;
<cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Source Only Missing in set_action() in setup.exe


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
> To: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>;
> <cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 04:56
> Subject: Re: Source Only Missing in set_action() in setup.exe
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
> > To: <cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 8:28 PM
> > Subject: Source Only Missing in set_action() in setup.exe
> >
> > > ACTION_SRC_ONLY is effectively disabled because either
pkg->installed
> > or
> > > pkg->installed->source_exists is false when set_action() is
called.
> > >
> > > I'd prefer to leave it that way and let source downloads and
installs
> > be
> > > controlled by the "Src?" checkbox:
> > >    For ACTION*_PREV, ACTION*_CURR, and ACTION*_TEST, the source
file
> > to use
> > > would be the one associated with the action.
> > >    For ACTION_UNINSTALL and ACTION_REDO, the currently installed
> > version
> > > would apply.
> > >    For ACTION_SKIP, the default version would apply.
> > >
> > > I'd like to either gray-out or not paint the "Src?" checkbox if
the
> > source
> > > is not available, but I'm still trying to figure out how to
decide.
> >
> > Howabout a different approach? A global "src" button at the top of
the
> > package selection list. When selected source packages appear on
separate
> > lines. This is in line with the common unix packaging systems and
would
> > also allow explicit src package version choices. (Ie I might want
the
> > experimental squid version source, but no binary to be installed.)
> >
> > The src packages _could_ also be put into category Source
automatically.
>
> That sounds reasonable to me.  The current method that sort-of tacks
the
> source onto the binary distribution line is likely to get more awkward
with
> time.
>
> I'll leave the issue alone until someone enters my patch into CVS and
will
> probably piggyback it onto your patch unless you act on it first.
>

I'll be content with teh categories and dependencies being accepted for
the time being. I dug into those due to my personal philsophy - if I
find myself "casting stones" about a topic, and have the power to make a
difference, I'll attempt to do so :]. I was incautious enough to suggest
that XFree86 really should be bundled with cygwin...

Rob