On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 05:42:05PM +1000, Rurik Christiansen wrote: >On 5/04/2010 7:28 AM, jurri...@rivierenland.xs4all.nl wrote: >> >>> ========================================================================== >>> NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE >>> >>> Cygwin 1.7.1 or earlier users of LSA authentication using the cyglsa.dll >>> or cyglsa64.dll files *must* replace the old cyglsa DLL with the new one >>> from this package, otherwise LSA authentication will fail with the new >>> 1.7.3 Cygwin DLL. >>> >> Forgive me for being dense, but my normal update process consists of >> downloading the latest setup.exe then let it select any updates of >> packages I've got installed. > >I suspect I am the second one being dense :) > >I am fairly new at this. I've installed 1.7.1 but: > >* How do I know what the current release is ? (e.g. is there something >like /etc/redhat-release or whatever ? The docs mention /var/log/setup >... but is not clear at all)
It isn't clear what you're asking either. What docs are you referring to which suggest that looking at /var/log/setup is the way to find the current release? In any case, you're responding to a message which announces a new release so that would be one way to find out what the newest release might be - read the cygwin-announce mailing list. Otherwise, as Dave Korn suggests, you can *read the website*. If you want to know what version of cygwin you have on your system you can type: 1) "uname -a". or 2) "cygcheck -c cygwin" or 3) "cygcheck -rsv" (to see comprehensive information on your installation). >* What is the proper upgrade procedure ? Again, the "proper upgrade procedure" is what is mentioned on the Cygwin web site. Run "setup.exe". It handles everything. I wouldn't suggest doing anything other than selecting a mirror site and selecting packages. If you play with the other options without knowing what you're doing you will probably end up making extra work for yourself. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
