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Subject: RE: SUGGESTION wrt preremove / postinstall / preinstall (RE: [FAQ]Packages reported as "Incomplete" by "cygcheck -c")
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> From: Robert Collins

>
> In general, setup needs to be taught about classes of files:
> configuration files vs image files vs data and script files.
>
> Once that general concept is in place, we can:
> * support rpm and dpkg formats more effectively
> * add classes for things like apache
> * be smarter about rebasing
>
> etc etc etc

 I'm sure this is the way to go... I'm not that intimate with the details of
how setup works.
 My idea was based on a wish to "clean up" - for the moment.
I didn't expect it to become a "long time solution" :-)

/Hannu E K Nevalainen, B.Sc. EE - 59°16.37'N, 17°12.60'E
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