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Re: [PATCH] Proposed clarification of the snapshot installation FAQ
On 1/13/06, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> > It would be nice to have a sample batch file that automated
> > the cygwin1.dll replacement, too.
>
> I've prettied up a batch file I use for installing cygwin-inst-*
> snapshots, and added stuff to handle spacey pathnames and inetd (which
> AIUI isn't always a cygrunsrv service), neither of which I personally
> use.
>
> Just drag and drop the tarball onto the batch file, or run with
> absolute tarball name as argument via a dos prompt.
This batch file worked great for me on XP. The only issue I see is
that if someone
set their cygrunsrv or inetd to "Manual" this would actually start it
up. I can put
a note to that effect.
Any objections to putting this up at
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.snapshots
?
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