X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: Karl M To: Subject: RE: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin? Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:36:12 -0700 In-Reply-To: References: <4C76BA95.3070201@coastside.net> <4C76BF63.9000109@cygwin.com>, Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:08:58 +0100 > Subject: Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin? > From: andy > To: cygwin > > I'd recommend against using the "Prev" button. It gives you a rather > random collection of old packages, where some are years older than the > current one and others just a couple of weeks. There's no guarantee > that those disparate versions will actually work together properly, in > fact, it's very likely that things will break. It sure doesn't get > tested. > > Going back to the previous version of a particular package is useful > when there's a regression in the latest version, but doing the same > across the whole distro, not so much. Cygwin 1.5 and setup-legacy.exe > is the way to go if you want something old and unsupported that > actually works. > > Question: would anyone miss the "Prev" button if it were to disappear? > I agree with eliminating it. =20 ...Karl=20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple