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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] xorg-server-21.1.3-1 / recent setups not working
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From: Dan Harkless <www@harkless.org>
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On 1/15/2022 10:26 AM, Dan Harkless wrote:
> On 1/15/2022 9:27 AM, Jon Turney wrote:
>>
>> The following packages have been uploaded to the Cygwin distribution:
>>
>> * xorg-server-21.1.3-1
>> * xorg-server-common-21.1.3-1
>> * xorg-server-extra-21.1.3-1
>> * xorg-server-devel-21.1.3-1
>> * xorg-server-xorg-21.1.3-1
>> * xwinclip-21.1.3-1
>>
>> These packages contain XWin and the other X.Org X11 servers.
>>
>> In addition to upstream fixes [1], the following cygwin-specific 
>> changes have been made since 21.1.2-2:
>>
>> * Rework display number locking to avoid left-over socket files 
>> causing problems.
>>   Addresses: 
>> https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2022-January/250419.html
>>
>> [1] https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-January/003127.html
>
> Forgive me if this is a FAQ (I tried searching), but is there a 
> standard timeframe in between when a package update is announced on 
> the list and when it's actually available on the mirrors?
>
> I tried every https mirror, but none of them have the new versions.  
> I've been having trouble with the X server and xwin-xdg-menu failing 
> to start up properly (in a semi-non-repeatable way), so I was hoping 
> to get this update now.
>
> I tried upgrading setup-x86_64.exe to 2.915, in case some fix was 
> needed to get the new packages to show up, but like the last several 
> versions of the setup programs (2.909 is the last one I remember 
> working), it doesn't work on my Windows 8.1 system (with all available 
> MS updates).  Running the installer from Explorer results in nothing 
> happening whatsoever.
>
> Running setup from bash as Administrator results in:
>
>     Starting cygwin install, version 2.915
>     User has backup/restore rights
>     User has symlink creation right
>     *** --symlink-type lnk is not implemented
>
> I've had my CYGWIN environment variable set to "wincmdln 
> winsymlinks:lnk" for ages, and it's always worked before.  I /highly/ 
> prefer the lnk implementation of symlinks, since it allows me to make 
> them from non-Admin shells, etc.

Oh, and forgot to mention I took a look at 
https://cygwin.com/mirrors-report.html, and it claims (by omission) that 
most of the mirrors I tried are supposed to be complete and up-to-date, 
so... I'm not sure what that page is even indicating.

-- 
Dan Harkless
http://harkless.org/dan/


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