Is it possible to modify the "hosts.txt" without affecting the installer packages?

[GoogleCodeExporter]

This isn't exactly a technical issue, but I didn't know how else to contact 
a developer on the project for an answer.

What I'd like to know is if there is any way to open the downloadable 
installer packages (the installer for Windows, for instance, is called 
"gitso_0.6_install.exe") with a utility that would allow me to easily 
replace the "hosts.txt" file in the package with a modified one?  I'm just 
trying to make it easier for the people I do tech support for, because it's 
a little tedious to tell them to type in a long host name, letter by 
letter, over the phone before establishing a connection.  It's also tedious 
for me as the tech to have to edit their installed copy of hosts.txt after 
I've connected so they never have to type it again, because this version of 
Gitso doesn't remember previously used hostnames.

I know it's possible for me to use the source code to compile my own custom 
packages, but that's a little overkill when all I want to do is edit one 
text file.

I use Ubuntu Linux primarily and while the built in Archive Manager utility 
is able to open and view the exe file above, it's unable to make any 
changes to the archived files.  So I was just wondering if there is a way 
to do this besides alter the source code and recompile?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by d...@davestechsupport.com on 22 May 2010 at 11:03

[GoogleCodeExporter]

At the moment, I don't know of any way to edit the hosts.txt file without 
building
the app yourself. Since it's python, it's fairly easy to build the app by hand.
Certainly, if you had any questions about the build process, I'd be more than 
happy
to help! Feel free to contact me directly: gerberad@gmail.com

This is a fine place to ask questions.

Thanks for asking!

Original comment by gerbe...@gmail.com on 24 May 2010 at 3:47

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