Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com From: bob To: X-Mailer: Poco 2.02 (686) - Registered Version Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:10:31 -0600 X-URL: http://www.pocomail.com/ In-Reply-To: <20000418212426.A11994@cygnus.com> Subject: Re: Version handling Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="55856343" Message-ID: --55856343 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks. But you know, If I went by 'upgrade if you have a= problem', I'd still be on B18 :> >On Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 07:04:00PM -0600, bob wrote: >>It figures, I just ordered the Cygwin CD 1.0, Now the Net= Release >>1.1.0 is out. How should I handle these two version? >> >>o Should I remove the Net Release and install the 1.0 only? >> >>o Should I check individual versions on everything and= selectively >>update things? >> >>And how will future CD versions (1..x) be= distributed? > >The next CD version will be 1.2.0. We don't have plans for when= this >will be yet. Even versions are supposed to be tested and= stable. >Odd >versions are works in progress (i.e., untested and unstable). > >Unless you're having a specific problem, there is no need to >"upgrade" >to the net release. Many individual components of the net= release, >like "bash", actually come from the CD. > >FYI, we're working on a way to get upgrades to the CD customers= but >we don't have anything concrete yet. > >Christopher Faylor >Cygwin Engineering Manager >Cygnus Solutions, a Red Hat company > >-- >Want to unsubscribe from this list? >Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com --55856343 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Thanks.  But you know, If I went by= 'upgrade if you have a problem', I'd= still be on B18 :> 


>On Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 07:04:00PM= -0600, bob wrote:
>>It figures, I just ordered the= Cygwin CD 1.0, Now the Net Release
>>1.1.0 is out. How should I= handle these two version?
>>
>>o Should I remove the Net= Release and install the 1.0 only?
>>
>>o Should I check individual= versions on everything and selectively
>>update things?
>>
>>And how will future CD= versions (1.<even number>.x) be distributed?
>
>The next CD version will be= 1.2.0.  We don't have plans for when this
>will be yet.  Even versions= are supposed to be tested and stable.
>Odd
>versions are works in progress= (i.e., untested and unstable).
>
>Unless you're having a specific= problem, there is no need to
>"upgrade"
>to the net release.  Many= individual components of the net release,
>like "bash", actually= come from the CD.
>
>FYI, we're working on a way to get= upgrades to the CD customers but
>we don't have anything concrete= yet.
>
>Christopher Faylor
>Cygwin Engineering= Manager
>Cygnus Solutions, a Red Hat= company
>
>--
>Want to unsubscribe from this= list?
>Send a message to= cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com


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