X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Mail-Handler: MailHop Outbound by DynDNS X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/mailhop/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX18G5x66uFEpF7wjV6HNlHJc Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 13:21:41 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Understanding versions of apps in cygwin suite Message-ID: <20111203182141.GD10024@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <4ED9EF82.3030606@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 On Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 03:26:38PM +0000, Andrew Hancock wrote: >Thanks, Marco. I posted on another thread asking whether it was wise to update >Octave without updating the cygwin DLL. Updating the cygwin DLL using Setup is >actually downgrading, since I currently use a snapshot of the cygwin DLL to get >around a problem with creating files/folders on a network drive (unrelated to >Octave). I don't see how setup.exe could downgrade cygwin1.dll if you have previously installed Cygwin 1.7.9. setup.exe relies on package metadata to determine when to replace a package and you don't touch that when you download a snapshot and copy it to the correct location. cgf -- 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