Uncompilable setup.exe... again

[Robert Collins]

On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 05:47, Yann Crausaz wrote:
> Hello,
>

> So, it was a mistake to try to handle cygwin-packets (eg gcc-mingw-3.2-20020817-1.tar.bz2)
> without using the setup program. Maybe it's a bad habit I've got, since
> I use to work on a GNU/Linux box...

Well, setup uses tarballs as a convenience. It tracks installed files,
pre and post remove scripts as so forth as well, much like dpkg and rpm
do. So, it's to be expected that untarring a tarball won't give you the
desired result.

I'm glad its working for you now.

Rob
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