On Feb 26 16:18, Eric Blake wrote: > On 02/26/2015 03:31 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > On Feb 26 14:19, Eric Blake wrote: > >> On 02/26/2015 01:24 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >>>>> Fixes are in snapshots, as well as test releases (currently 1.7.35-0.4) > >>>>> which can be installed with setup*.exe. > >>>> > >>>> Hmmm... https://cygwin.com/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.snapshots says: > >>>> > >>>> You cannot use Cygwin Setup to install a snapshot. > >>> > >>> Hmmm... maybe you should try to read Yaakov's entire sentence? > >> > >> Or maybe his point was that we need to update the FAQ wording now that > >> it is out of date and no longer matching reality. > > > > I don't understand. It's still not possible to install a snapshot with > > setup. What's wrong with the FAQ entry? > > Oh, I was equating test releases (1.7.35-0.4) with snapshots (since each > test release has matched a particular snapshot),
Only because I did it so. There's no automatism. > but I guess you are > distinguishing between them (since we have a lot more snapshots than > what gets promoted to test release). So maybe all we need is something > along the lines of: > > In general, snapshots cannot be installed via setup; however, there have > been cases of a snapshot promoted to a test release that can be > installed using the 'Experimental' know within setup. I don't want them to be mixed into the same pot. Test releases are probably not bug-free, but in general I expect them to be a bit more stable than a snapshot. A snapshot is allowed to screw up terribly, a test release isn't (or shouldn't). That I created snapshots together with the test releases was just to make sure that snapshot were not in a worse shape than the test releases. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
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