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Subject: Re: New setup.exe beta.
From: Robert Collins <rbcollins@cygwin.com>
To: John Morrison <john.r.morrison@ntlworld.com>
Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
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Date: 27 Nov 2002 07:19:44 +1100
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On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 01:33, John Morrison wrote:


> Can't you get the number of files from setup.ini?

Not if there isn't one, which is still (grudglingly) supported.
Also, for *any* sort of accuracy, how many files are there is needed,
otherwise my 8000 entry test file will spend more time updating the
screen than check files.
=20
> > How keen where they on this? (Both the
> > full progress bar, and the alphabetical ordering).
>=20
> I think, it was a case that they didn't know how long it was
> going to take.  If they had a progress bar they'd know exactly,
> if the files were in alphabetical order they'd at least have
> an idea that it was comming to an end ;)
>=20
> Would it be reasonable to switch MD5 off?  It ends up
> being checked 3 or 4 times around here as different people
> install cygwin...

Yeah, we can add a knob to the command line I guess.=20
Rob

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