Re: [Mingw-users] Current Mingw installed "current" option

[Keith M. <kei...@us...>]

On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 19:01 -0300, Cesar Strauss wrote:
> > You could modify the .ini file used by the installer, to reflect the
> > proper selections, before running the .exe, but this is really
> > something that Dave Murphy, (the maintainer of the installer),
> > should address.  I've already asked him to do this, but either he
> > has overlooked the request, or he simply hasn't got around to it
> > yet. 
> 
> If I understand correctly, Keith, you just have to update the
> mingw.ini in CVS (/MinGW/inifiles/mingw.ini). A cron job will then
> copy it to http://www.mingw.org/mingw.ini, which will be downloaded by
> the installer at startup in place of the built-in version.
> 
> See: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.devel/2043

Thanks Cesar.  Yes, I vaguely remember that discussion.

I promoted GCC-3.4.5 to current during a reorganisation of the download
page layout, which I've been progressing during my lunch break at work.
I am unable to connect to the CVS from work, to make that change, and
with various things going on at home, I simply haven't had a chance to
do it from there either.  Thus, I asked Dave to progress it, but I do
understand that he may not have had the time to get to it either.

For those who object to this inertia in maintenance of the installer,
remember you don't have to use it; there is always the fairly simple
option to install manually.

Regards,
Keith.