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Re: [patch] setup.exe changes for Redownload/Reinstall Current version or Sources only - Part 2
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- Subject: Re: [patch] setup.exe changes for Redownload/Reinstall Current version or Sources only - Part 2
- From: Brian Keener <bkeener at thesoftwaresource dot com>
- Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 21:23:38 EDT
- References: <VA.00000757.0015edd1@thesoftwaresource.com> <20010508000842.A3591@redhat.com>
- Reply-To: bkeener at thesoftwaresource dot com
Christopher Faylor wrote:
> "Sources" option does. It will install the sources from the
> requested source, whether it is the internet or the local directory,
> right?
>
Correct. Or it will download the sources from the Internet if you
selected download from Internet. "Sources only" and "Redo Sources" only
applies to the current installed version since it is always on the left
side of the selection window. This is the equivalent of
ReDownload/Reinstall for the Binaries package. They only apply to the
current since selecting any of the other version on the right side of the
window gives you the option for source.
> directly to (in my case) f:/cygwin/usr/src which made the extraction
> invisible to me, since /usr/src is mounted elsewhere.
>
> I don't know if this is a new problem of if setup.exe has always
> worked like this, but this is a bug that could theoretically cause
> us problems. Anyone want to look at this one?
I'm not sure I ever noticed and/or knew where they go when installed. I
vaguely remember a change being discussed not long ago about changing
and/or making it operator specified where the source was installed - but
I haven't checked the ChangeLog yet. It will be a few days for me to get
a chance to check if anyone else wants a shot.
bk