Multiple downloads from multiple mirrors confusion

Multiple downloads from multiple mirrors confusion

[Jay Smith]

Hi,

It sure is frustrating that each mirror creates it's own package download 
directory.

Thus (unless I am doing it wrong), each time I get more files from a 
different mirror (because the previous mirror(s) won't respond (i.e. 
purdue), a new directory is created and thus I have to run setup.exe 
multiple times in the order of the original directory creation.  That seems 
to be the only way to retrace history and install the most recent version 
of *my* set of files.  However, per a and b above, if I get additional 
files from one of those mirrors, now things are out of order so to speak.

Maybe this illustrates:

2003-01-01  Mirror #1 download creates a Directory #1

2003-02-01  Mirror #1 no longer responds, thus some additional needed
    files are downloaded from Mirror #2 thus creating Directory #2

At this point, to do an install on a new PC, I have to run setup.exe 
against Directory #1 and then AGAIN against Directory #2.  A bit of a pain.

2003-03-01  An *updated* file is needed. However, now Mirror #2 is not
    responding.  So, I go back to Mirror #1.  However, when I do, Mirror #1
    supplies an updated setup.ini file which it warns may no longer work
    with the older files in Directory #1.  I download the needed *updated*
    file which thus goes in Directory #1.

At *this* point, to do an install on a new PC, I have to run setup.exe 
against Directory #1 and Directory #2 (just as before), HOWEVER, now 
Directory *#1* contains the most recent version of that *updated* file 
obtained on 2003-03-01.  Is there a chance that the *updated* file in 
Directory #1 will be overwritten with the older file that is in Diretory #2?


I am sure that I don't understand the fine points of this system. However, 
it seems to me (easy for me to say) that everything should download into a 
*single* package download directory.

Jay

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Re: Multiple downloads from multiple mirrors confusion

[Harold L Hunt II]

Jay,

This is a general Cygwin setup.exe question that is not specific to 
XFree86.  Please send it to cygwin@cygwin.com.  The people you want to 
contact are not on this mailing list.  Be forewarned, the people that 
you are about to contact now come with 150% meanness for free!

Harold

Jay Smith wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> It sure is frustrating that each mirror creates it's own package 
> download directory.
> 
> Thus (unless I am doing it wrong), each time I get more files from a 
> different mirror (because the previous mirror(s) won't respond (i.e. 
> purdue), a new directory is created and thus I have to run setup.exe 
> multiple times in the order of the original directory creation.  That 
> seems to be the only way to retrace history and install the most recent 
> version of *my* set of files.  However, per a and b above, if I get 
> additional files from one of those mirrors, now things are out of order 
> so to speak.
> 
> Maybe this illustrates:
> 
> 2003-01-01  Mirror #1 download creates a Directory #1
> 
> 2003-02-01  Mirror #1 no longer responds, thus some additional needed
>    files are downloaded from Mirror #2 thus creating Directory #2
> 
> At this point, to do an install on a new PC, I have to run setup.exe 
> against Directory #1 and then AGAIN against Directory #2.  A bit of a pain.
> 
> 2003-03-01  An *updated* file is needed. However, now Mirror #2 is not
>    responding.  So, I go back to Mirror #1.  However, when I do, Mirror #1
>    supplies an updated setup.ini file which it warns may no longer work
>    with the older files in Directory #1.  I download the needed *updated*
>    file which thus goes in Directory #1.
> 
> At *this* point, to do an install on a new PC, I have to run setup.exe 
> against Directory #1 and Directory #2 (just as before), HOWEVER, now 
> Directory *#1* contains the most recent version of that *updated* file 
> obtained on 2003-03-01.  Is there a chance that the *updated* file in 
> Directory #1 will be overwritten with the older file that is in Diretory 
> #2?
> 
> 
> I am sure that I don't understand the fine points of this system. 
> However, it seems to me (easy for me to say) that everything should 
> download into a *single* package download directory.
> 
> Jay
>