[osgeo4w-dev] Re: osgeo4w-setup.exe command-line options

[Frank Warmerdam]

Tomas_IV wrote:
> Thank you Frank and Jeff for your great responses, It's all clear to me now. 
> Just to clarify things for Frank (off-topic):
> 
> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>>
>> I'm afraid I don't grasp what ticket #105 is about though I must confess I
>> have not tried to reproduce it.
>>
>>
> With the -q switch along with -l and -L it should be possible to install
> precompiled set of packages for example from a CD or flash disk without
> going through the gui and without need for internet connection. It is
> covered at
> http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/FAQ#HowdoIperformanofflineorcomputerlabinstall
> and more in detail in the link to the QGIS blog there.
> It would be great way for doing repeating installs like when installing a
> bunch of software in a computer lab at school (exactly what I'm trying).
> Unfortunately, with the -q switch used as described in the FAQ, the
> installer always crashes (although I had irregularly a few successful
> attempts back a year or so ago). Tested on two my machines and on one
> computer lab machine, all with Win XP Home or XP Pro. In fact it seems it is
> not the -q switch what triggers the crash, but the local install method -L
> or --local-install  - it triggers crashes even when used with -a instead of
> -q.

Tomas,

Ok thanks - that helps a bit.  I've never tried anything like this and I
don't forsee trying to debug the issue.

Best regards,
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