Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted From: Robert Collins To: Paul Garceau Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com In-Reply-To: <3BE1ACA4.31295.165BFA4@localhost> References: <20011101205025.A6760@redhat.com> <3BE1ACA4.31295.165BFA4@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.15 (Preview Release) Date: 02 Nov 2001 15:27:16 +1100 Message-Id: <1004675237.5558.80.camel@lifelesswks> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Nov 2001 04:31:32.0366 (UTC) FILETIME=[3F9D42E0:01C16357] On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 15:12, Paul G. wrote: > > Hmm, maybe we shouldn't show skip for non installed packages? > > Well, I have always assumed (since setup first existed) that when I select "skip", I am > saying, "don't do anything with that particular package, just leave it exactly as it is on my hard > drive." > > This is especially critical if I have been working with cygwin source code for some reason or > another and do not want some portion of my source code disturbed. > That is the behaviour of skip. It's also the behaviour of keep - strangely enough :}. The semantics from cgf are correct, but to the enduser the system behaviour is the same. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/