On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Chris Muller <ma.chris.m@gmail.com> wrote:

>> > On a related note is there any way to get the updater to download full
>> > packages, avoiding the diffy versions? e.g a preference?
>>
>> No pref, but you can comment out the diffy part in
>> MCConfiguration>>versionNamed:for:from:.
>
>
> Ah, OK. Mahalo! Any objections if I add a preference?

Wouldn't it be better for mcd's to just work than add a preference
just to get around a bug?

Sure, but when one is struggling to get a bootstrap working fixing bugs from elsewhere that just get in the way is not a viable option. I just wanted to rescue the Spur bootstrap. Anyway, looks like nothing needs to be done. It appears to be working now, and I'm happy to leave that a mystery for now.

best,

Eliot