Minor setup data nit

David A. Cobb Superbiskit@cox.net
Wed May 12 18:21:00 GMT 2004


Larry Hall wrote:

>>>What does '/etc/setup/install.db' say?
>>>
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>>>
>>OK, there was a line for emacs.  I removed it.
>>Now there is no "current" revision level shown; however, Setup still proposes updating the package.  It is also shown, correctly, on the "not installed" panel.  This occurs both for "latest" and "test" selections.
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>Do you still have 'emacs.lst.gz' in the '/usr/setup' directory?  I'm not 
>certain that this has any bearing on what you're seeing but it's assumed
>that the files in this directory and the packages listed in 'install.db'
>are in sync.
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There was, I deleted it.  It made no discernible difference.
I'm guessing one of the SETUP.INI files must be mis-coded, I'll prowl 
about in them.

>BTW, you don't need to reply to my address as well.  I read the 
>list (and set my "Reply-To").
>  
>
Yeah, I always "Reply-All", your "cygwin-apps-lh" address just bounces.

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David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
"By God's Grace, I am a Christian man; by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim: R.French, Tr.
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