Re: WSL-4.0 release candidate

Earnie Boyd <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Apr 2013 16:02:30 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.devel
Message-ID <CA+sc5m=b6VSQfcSoDE7iRLUGqKXuY+F_RMDMnnnM5W09=h9Zmg@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Keith Marshall wrote:
> On 02/04/13 15:46, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>>> So, giving this a try myself after adding a class="doc" and
>>> class="lic" I'm finding this almost works.  The issue I have is in
>>> reverting the doc is still installed; the 3.x versions do not have
>>> this file.  Also the lic file was not installed which is why I created
>>> the class="lic" data.
>>>
>>> Instead of wsl_rc-testing, I decided on wsl_rc-test-on and instead of
>>> wsl_rc-revert, I decided on wsl_rc-test-off.  I think these are more
>>> idiomatic with what is trying to be done.
>
> My choice of names was completely arbitrary; if you prefer these
> alternatives, that's fine by me.
>
>> Any suggestion on removing the installed "doc" class?
>
>  From the CLI:
>
>    mingw-get remove mingw32-mingwrt-doc
>

But mingw-get install mingw32-wsl_rc-test-on installs it.  I'm
thinking mingw-get install mingw32-wsl_rc-test-off should remove it
just like it does the dll and dev packages.

> or use the GUI.  In either case, you need to do it while the temporary
> catalogue is still in place.
>

But why doesn't it get removed with wsl_rc-test-off?

>> Any suggestion on getting "lic" class installed?
>
> Again, while the temporary catalogue is in place, you could either use
> the GUI, or from the CLI:
>
>    mingw-get licence mingw32-mingwrt
>
> to save a copy in CWD, or:
>
>    mingw-get install mingw32-mingwrt-lic
>
> to install a copy into the documentation tree.  Alternatively, for an
> automatic installation, you could consider adding a "requires" hook for
> the "lic" component package to your wsl_rc-test-on meta-package spec.
>

Ok, the requires looks handy.

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Earnie
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