On Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 07:33:29PM +0000, Andrew Hancock wrote: >Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please <at> cygwin.com> writes: >> >> On Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 03:26:38PM +0000, Andrew Hancock wrote: >>> >>>Thanks, Marco. I posted on another thread asking whether it was >>>wise to update Octave without updating the cygwin DLL. Updating the >>>cygwin DLL using Setup is actually downgrading, since I currently >>>use a snapshot of the cygwin DLL to get around a problem with >>>creating files/folders on a network drive (unrelated to Octave). >> >> I don't see how setup.exe could downgrade cygwin1.dll if you have >> previously installed Cygwin 1.7.9. setup.exe relies on package >> metadata to determine when to replace a package and you don't touch >> that when you download a snapshot and copy it to the correct >> location. > >Hmm. I am obviously confused. I think I just lost track of what I >was doing, because I was trying to not only set up cygwin on one >computer, but also install it another computer from CD. Thanks for >clearing that up. > >In general, is it risking compatibility problems by updating packages >via setup.exe when you are using a snapshot?
No. 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
