Just an additional thought.. it would be nice to be able to select from a specific release not just prev and current. I am creating a tool and am going to require a particular cygwin release. So I am making my own install repository But it would be nice. Not bitching just a comment.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 11:01:53AM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > * Christopher Faylor (03-03-13 08:51 +0100) > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 06:02:22PM -0500, Rolf Campbell wrote: > >> Christopher Faylor wrote: > >>> I've made a new version of the Cygwin DLL and associated utilities > >>> available for download. As usual, a list of what has changed is below. > >>> > >>> - Fix setsid problem where processes did not correctly detach from a > >>> console. (Christopher Faylor) > >> > >> I commonly run a compilation from within GNU Emacs. I've never had any > >> problems with this until I tried running 1.3.21-1. I think it has to do > >> with the changes to the console handling. > > > > Yeah, and isn't it a *shame* that when I suggest that people should try > > a snapshot, they never do? The only way I have to test new features is > > to release a new version of cygwin, apparently. And, then listen to the > > complaints. > > Like in the old days: noone wants to try a "beta" or "snapshot" > (except when he's got problems with the existing release). Call it > "Preview Release" or "Release Candidate" and make it very easy > accessible. > > Even I as a long-time-user wouldn't know (without research) where to > get and how to install a "snapshot". Is it this "Exp" thingy in > "Setup.exe"? Where to get the "new" Setup.exe? If it was offered > directly on http://www.cygwin.com/, lots of people would be curious > and try. > > Just to make my point clear: I have no problems with "betas". For > example, I'm using Opera 7 since the first beta and I _even paid for > the beta_... > > Thorsten > -- > Content-Type: text/explicit; charset=ISO-8859-666 (Parental Advisory) > Content-Transfer-Warning: message contains innuendos not suited for > children under the age of 18 > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Slowly and surely the unix crept up on the Nintendo user ... Wayne Willcox I will not eat green eggs and ham [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will not eat them Sam I Am!! A wise person makes his own decisions, a weak one obeys public opinion. -- Chinese proverb -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/