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Re: Setup vertical scrollbar doesn't display
- From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
- To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Cc: "Richard Garrison" <richardcgarrison at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 18:35:28 -0000
- Subject: Re: Setup vertical scrollbar doesn't display
- References: <20030103173137.20356.qmail@web20505.mail.yahoo.com> <037701c2b351$41aa2df0$9783883e@pomello> <3E15D415.7030609@yahoo.com>
Earnie Boyd wrote:
> Max Bowsher wrote:
>>
>> There is no other way.
>> (Well, of course, it is possible, but please trust me - it's too
>> complicated.)
>>
>
> Too complicated!?!? What's complicated about using tar in the root
> ``/'' directory? Oh, yea, it's the meta package control that can't be
> easily duplicated. The postinstall scripts would need to be manually
> executed. The setup control data would need to be populated; but, if
> you don't use setup to upgrade that shouldn't matter.
But someone will. And then they will ask why setup isn't working properly.
> Other,
> automagical stuff that is executed by setup would be ignored or even
> unknown.
>
> Making statements that give the impression of ``you really don't want
> to understand what setup does'' is just asking to have you explain
> what setup does that can't be done manually. ;)
Ok, ok. Maybe I should have said:
Yes, there is a way, but *when* it breaks, you get to keep the pieces.
Max.