From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29314 invoked by alias); 11 Jan 2002 23:35:30 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 29166 invoked from network); 11 Jan 2002 23:35:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO itdomain003.itdomain.net.au) (203.63.157.208) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 11 Jan 2002 23:35:29 -0000 Received: from lifelesswks ([203.51.0.200]) by itdomain003.itdomain.net.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.3779); Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:35:28 +1100 Message-ID: <013c01c19af8$a8f46380$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> From: "Robert Collins" To: "Michael Adler" , References: Subject: Re: setup.ini for custom distrobution Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:41:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Jan 2002 23:35:28.0321 (UTC) FILETIME=[A6BF5B10:01C19AF8] X-SW-Source: 2002-01/txt/msg00826.txt.bz2 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Adler" > How can I write a setup.ini so that it will install everything without > having to click on 40 packages? 1) Don't use a setup.ini. 2) Put everything into base. 3) read http://www.cygwin.com/setup.html > If this is a RTFM situation, please show me the Fine Manual. No, it's a case of read the manual we wish we had time to write. The cygwin-apps archives include the discussion on setup development, which would answer this for you. > If it goes well, I might write a doc 'how to create your own cygwin > distro'. Right now, with the number of contributors we've got, this could be disastrous :}. Also, you don't _need_ a custom distribution with the next release of setup. You can just merge in a 2nd setup.ini that causes the changes you want, and adds any needed packages. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/