X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=g7 0x3lSKHzgDcy6TRQZQV5qFY02CLmfysYqUDOL0ObV1tpjlE6VB1v0zvWGJ9hJxdy obneLjJITUp991/lj9ye3xAb8MLelOEg7QkqE7lFEKvJOkEQGhfHztiScRsBDtZG 1A8qojaFHzRPTDjjniXvZ/imPvj3a+Ip9VTRUlX4A= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; s=default; bh=hJWOKKhT 37Z8nugrSHMgTKh5lOw=; b=W0vFiPjaFr9YvJs+ZtF6V96i2su6G+2+D6Pc+hiO 5KpXXseQSrQdT9SZhqmRv5hplnhhmDsXbvR9mPBYBzPSbghwQgLXTag+GWbW5NBb q/HhsG4UKSmBiY37cjcWNPPGQ4ndsCdLOaIAMGcAarPtUI13Np5bYZTbJKg26xTj zIk= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-yh0-f41.google.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.199.78 with SMTP id w54mr6771822yhn.139.1400010886856; Tue, 13 May 2014 12:54:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53726637.8040301@breisch.org> References: <5370E017.5000206@redhat.com> <20140513055627.GA671@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <53721437.4080408@lysator.liu.se> <20140513150444.GD7575@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <53726637.8040301@breisch.org> Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 14:54:46 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Update CoreUtils From: Steven Penny To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Chris J. Breisch wrote: > Of course, if you haven't yet successfully built the version of the package > you want to maintain, haven't applied the necessary Cygwin patches, and > haven't gotten it to successfully work on your machine, then it's a bit > ludicrous to expect someone to name you the maintainer of said package. You > haven't shown any evidence of your ability to perform in that capacity. # Bash Yes, I have built up to date Bash, this would be my pick if I am allowed maintainer as I feel it is an important package that should be up to date. # Git I have built up to date Git as well, but between Adam Dinwoodie build and CygwinPorts build Git is "good enough" for now # CoreUtils I think I tried and failed to built this a year ago, lately I wanted an up to date version of "dd" for the "skip_bytes" option, but I dont really need that now, so it is lower priority http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/121798 # apt-cyg I just to add for Christopher Faylor and others that I maintain "apt-cyg" a Cygwin package manager. http://github.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg Granted it is not an official package such as Bash, but it is something. -- 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