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Re: prelim FAQ update: Installation Instructions
- To: starksb at ebi dot ac dot uk
- Subject: Re: prelim FAQ update: Installation Instructions
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 12:01:43 -0400
- CC: cygwin-developers at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <200006011501.QAA29777@alpha1.ebi.ac.uk> <1224-Thu01Jun2000161306+0100-starksb@ebi.ac.uk>
> Thanks! I'll fix that. On a related note, is it harmful to have the
> latest/README file together with setup.exe in the "empty temporary
> directory" for an internet download? I instruct users to download
> both files, but I don't say whether to get rid of README before
> Internet Setup can begin, in case both files were downloaded to the
> same directory. DJ, what's your forward-looking statement about that?
I'll probably make the "empty" check look only for subdirectories and
.tar.gz files. I don't see why other files would interfere with the
installation, so there's no need to warn about them.