Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/05/30/13:43:24
Reposting under a new heading
>From: "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
>To: Karl M <karlm30 AT hotmail DOT com>
>CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
>Subject: Re: setup 2.57 question
>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 11:58:41 -0400
>
>Karl M wrote:
> >
> > Hi All...
> >
> > When I use the new setup (very nice now), I have one
>question...automake,
> > mutt, ncftp, perl, popt and wget don't get installed, but they used to.
>It
> > looks like they are labeled as experimental--is that the correct
> > classification?
>
>Well, "correct" is a relative term...
>
>Currently, the ncftp, popt, and wget directories contain only a single
>version, and that version is labeled experimental. That means that they
>will not get installed (or displayed) by default. You have to click on
>the "Exp" radio button, and then they will show up, and then you can
>install them.
>
>However, I suppose it's time to remove the experimental tag -- I haven't
>received any <more> complaints about the behavior of those three
>packages. I just forgot to mark them "current" once my self-imposed
>"beta-test" period ended.
>
>I dunno about perl, mutt, or automake; those aren't "my" packages.
>
>--Chuck
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