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> It is because I want people who are already using 1.1.2 (i.e. the Except that the snapshots shouldn't *be* 1.1.2. They should have a snapshot-type version number (like 1.1.1.20000522). > current snapshots) to be able to update using setup. Setup won't > consider it an update if they already have 1.1.2 on their systems. How would installing a snapshot effect setup's database? Setup isn't used to install snapshots, tar is. Setup should still think cygwin-1.1.1.tar.gz is installed. I'd rather fix setup to know that it is an upgrade. If there never was a cygwin-1.1.2.tar.gz, why would setup think that one was installed? Just installing a snapshot shouldn't convince setup that a new "official" version is installed, and if it does, that's a bug in the snapshots (they shouldn't use official-looking version numbers) and/or in setup (it should know better). At best, setup should think that the user has a corrupt cygwin-1.1.1.tar.gz installed. Tossing version numbers regularly because of flaws in our system is just laziness on our part, and the flaws need to be fixed, not worked around.
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