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Re: Question regarding problem during uninstall using setup.exe
- From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
- To: <alan dot miles at ieee dot org>,<cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:13:20 +0100
- Subject: Re: Question regarding problem during uninstall using setup.exe
- References: <JLEBIHHBMBHBAFPAJLEFOEHGEBAA.miles0201@cox.net>
Alan Miles wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Thanks for the message.
>
> However, my "packages" did NOT create these directories - I just wish to
> mount them, therefore setup should not be deleting them. For example,
>
> I mount C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Miles as /mnt/User. Setup should
not
> (and does not) delete the files in this sub-directory.
Right.
Can you reproduce the problem on demand? If so, tell us how, and also, try
zgrepping /etc/setup/*.lst.gz for the paths that get deleted.
> I noticed Christopher Faylor has replied as well, but I haven't had a
chance
> to review his message. I will do that later, when I have more time.
This is a rather silly thing to do. Reading his message would have taken
less time than typing the above paragraph.
Max.
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