Ashley Shugart wrote: > NOTE: I am not on the list. Please reply directly. > > Why does cygwin setup want to downgrade perl from 5.8 to 5.6? Is this > intentional or accidental?
It's a known issue. Setup has been like that since I first used it - I don't know whether by intent or accident. There are plans to change this. > http://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/setup.ini > > shows 5.8 is listed under a [test] section. > > I couldn't find the web page that explained what [test] means. Testing/Experimental - i.e. It probably will work, but it quite possibly might not. Max. -- 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/
