> -----Original Message----- > From: mstucky5 [mailto:mstucky5@cox.net] > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:10 AM > To: Cygwin@Cygwin.Com; cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: missing telnet, solution >>> This whole thread got me thinking about possible ways > to avoid this "xxx is missing" problem... >> I thought that I'd throw an idea out for discussion... >> Would it make sense to have setup install a dummy > script for some of the common utilities and then > overwrite that script with the actual utility if > it is selected from the gui as it should be? In debian, there is a package that will do this - I think it that when a binary is not found it queries dpkg to see if a package that can provide it exists. Anyway, I think that an _automated_ approach to this could be quite useful, but not a manual one. (I realise that you didn't imply either, I'm simply getting there first :}). Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/