Package choosing algorithm ...

Corinna Vinschen corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com
Tue Mar 22 09:52:00 GMT 2016


On Mar 21 13:40, Houder wrote:
> All the time using "Install from Local Directory" ...
> 
>  - copied vim-minimal-7.4.1558-1.tar.xz to vim-minimal-7.4.1600-1.tar.xz
>  - copied cygwin-2.5.0-0.8.tar.xz to cygwin-2.5.0-0.9.tar.xz
>  - modified setup.ini
> vim-minimal: substituted 1600 for current
> cygwin: substituted 0.9 for TEST <====
> 
> Invoked setup:
>  - vim-minimal is offered for install
>  - cygwin is NOT (0.8 is shown with a interrogation sign (?) for size ...
> 
> ==> Again:
>  - modified setup.ini
> cygwin: substituted 0.9 for CURRENT <====
> 
> Invoked setup:
>  - vim-minimal is offered for install
>  - cygwin is ** NOW ** offered for install ...
> 
> ==> Again:
>  - modified setup.ini
> cygwin: substituted 0.9 for TEST <==== (as in the 1st test)
> 
> Invoked setup: BUT THIS TIME SPECIFYING the -m option
>  - vim-minimal is offered for install
>  - cygwin is ** NOW ** offered for install ...
> 
> Apparently specifying the -m option makes a difference ...

It shouldn't but apparently it does, oh well.

https://cygwin.com/acronyms#PGA anybody?


Corinna

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