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On 11/22/2009 12:17, Eric Blake wrote:
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> According to JonY on 11/21/2009 9:12 PM:
>>>
>>> But one really should be -1 and the other -2 for just this reason.
>>>
>>
>> Ok, should I release a -2 at the same time for both 1.5 and 1.7, or a -2
>> just for 1.5 should do?
>
> Release a single -2 for just one of the two versions (your choice of
> whether it is for 1.5 or for 1.7); but do NOT do a -2 for both 1.5 and
> 1.7, or we are right back to the complaint.  In future builds, if you want
> to continue supporting both 1.5 and 1.7, be sure that the numbering for
> 1.5 is different than the numbering for 1.7.  That way, when someone asks
> about -1, you can unambiguously determine for which version of cygwin they
> are asking about.
>

Hi,

Good point, I haven't thought of that. I've sent -2 for 1.7 to cygwin-apps.

Perhaps somebody should add a hint to packaging guide at 
<http://cygwin.com/setup.html> about maintaining packages for 2 or more 
versions of Cygwin.

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