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Subject:	Re: Setup not accepting multiple pkgs on the commandline anymore?
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Hi, Jon, was hoping to hear from you --
On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM Jon Turney <jon DOT turney AT dronecode DOT org DOT uk>
wrote:

> On 16/12/2025 18:22, Soren via Cygwin wrote:
> > Hello Jon, Cygwinstas,
>
Jon Turney wrote:

> Yeah, specifying '--packages foo' doesn't mean "only install foo",
> because that would probably be useless, but "add foo to installation."
>
> What you'll get is the union of:
>
> * all base packages
> * foo
> * the recursive dependencies of foo
>
> That makes sense. Certainly in my more lucid moments I'd be able to see
that on my own. I don't always do "lucid", especially after an extended
session at work on something that isn't (seemingly) doing what I expect.

>
> Of course, setup shouldn't download and install things which are already
> installed, but if the root and local package directory specified are
> empty, what you describe is expected.
>

Right, I had created and specified a new empty directory for the downloads.

  Unfortunately, setup disconnects from the terminal when it elevates
> for administrator privileges.
>
> Maybe this is a misfeature, but I suspect it's unavoidable.
>
> I hadn't considered that. Having to do a UAC elevation separating the
child from the console, sounds very likely.


> You can use -B/--no-admin, or run in an already elevated session to


I really value and appreciate your advice and explanations Jon, I''m going
to go back to working on this later today, with more understanding of how
setup works.

  Sincerely,
      Soren Andersen

>
> avoid that. Adding -v/--verbose will produce lots of pointless debug
> output.
>
>

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