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Re: Re[2]: setup testers wanted
On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 15:12, Paul G. wrote:
> > Hmm, maybe we shouldn't show skip for non installed packages?
>
> Well, I have always assumed (since setup first existed) that when I select "skip", I am
> saying, "don't do anything with that particular package, just leave it exactly as it is on my hard
> drive."
>
> This is especially critical if I have been working with cygwin source code for some reason or
> another and do not want some portion of my source code disturbed.
>
That is the behaviour of skip. It's also the behaviour of keep -
strangely enough :}.
The semantics from cgf are correct, but to the enduser the system
behaviour is the same.
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