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Date: | Mon, 14 May 2007 21:30:45 -0400 |
From: | "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] setup.exe removed from cygwin ftp download |
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Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 05:33:02PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> Given the confusion manifested in the recent cygwin mailing-list thread >> about finding a file in the cygwin ftp directory called "setup.exe" and >> assuming that it should be used for installing cygwin, I've removed >> setup.exe from the ftp download area at cygwin.com. >> >> The "Install Cygwin Now!" link, which references >> http://cygwin.com/setup.exe, will continue to work as advertised. >> >> If anyone is in the habit of just downloading the entire ftp area and >> expecting that a file "setup.exe" will exist there, you will now have to >> go to the extra step of grabbing a copy of setup.exe using a command >> like "wget http://cygwin.com/setup.exe". > > I meant to mention that setup.exe has been repacked with a newer version > of upx and is 50K smaller. Awesome! :-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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