Re: Folder ftp%3a%2f%2fftp.sunsite.utk.edu%2fpub%2fcygwin remains after install

[Brian Dessent <brian at dessent dot net>]

Christian Franke wrote:

> Somewhat offtopic and probably FAQ:
> The local package cache fills up with outdated (no longer in setup.ini)
> versions.
> Is there any hidden setup.exe functionality or cleanup script available
> to delete old package files?

There's nothing in setup.exe, but I do remember that someone once posted
a script that does this.  I don't recall the filename but google on the
mailing list archives ought to work.

I prefer to maintain a local rsync repository rather than letting
setup.exe download anything.  If you go this route you can use --delete
to delete stuff no longer on the master site.  You can be pretty
flexible in what you mirror, e.g. --exclude=\*-src.tar\* to skip source
packages (though I don't do this.)

Brian

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