* Mike Brown (Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:31:45 -0600) > On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 03:42:42PM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > I suppose I better update my installation. I may be in trouble as > uname says that it is: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 > > cygcheck version 1.88 > System Checker for Cygwin > Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Red Hat, Inc. > Compiled on Jan 20 2006 > > So, what is this, 1.5.x or 1.7.x? I'm guessing 1.5.x as I do not have a fstab > file.
It's Windows XP (NT 5.1). uname -a should give you the full information. > The main web page has the following: > > "PLEASE read the User's Guide before upgrading your Cygwin installation to > 1.7. > You'll be avoiding future trouble if you do this." > > I found no section in the user guide regarding converting from 1.5 to 1.7. > The last thing I want to do is make my current install non-functional. I upgraded when it came available via Setup.exe and I don't remember having any problems. The longer you wait updating the more potential problems will arise. You should update at least once per month. Thorsten -- 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
