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 Message-ID: From: "Reynolds, John" To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: Cygwin version confusion Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 09:39:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BFE1CF.7CD2C672" ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFE1CF.7CD2C672 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello, I'm a little confused regarding the versions of Cygwin and pieces that come with the various products/downloads. I originally installed GNUPro Toolkit for NT Version 99r1p1. bash --help -> GNU bash, version 2.02.1(2)-release-(i686-pc-cygwin32) uname -r -> 21.0 (0.9/1/2) I found this installation lacked several utilities (like man.exe) so I downloaded and installed (in another directory tree) the latest Cygwin setup.exe along with several packages I was interested in (fileutils, groff, etc.). bash --help -> GNU bash, version 2.04.0(1)-release-(i586-pc-cygwin) uname -r -> 1.1.2(0.21/3/2) The latest version shows that I'm running a later version of both bash and Cygwin. The i586-pc-cygwin bothers me a little. I'm on a PIII machine. I don't recall setup allowing me to indicate what type of machine I'm running. Did I miss something? Thanks for any help! - - - - - - - Appended by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. - - - - - - - This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential, proprietary, privileged or otherwise protected by law. The information is solely intended for the named addressee (or a person responsible for delivering it to the addressee). If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFE1CF.7CD2C672 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cygwin version confusion

Hello,

I'm a little confused regarding the versions of = Cygwin and pieces that come with the various products/downloads. I = originally installed GNUPro Toolkit for NT Version 99r1p1.

bash --help -> GNU bash, version = 2.02.1(2)-release-(i686-pc-cygwin32)
uname -r ->    21.0 = (0.9/1/2)

I found this installation lacked several utilities = (like man.exe) so I downloaded and installed (in another directory = tree) the latest Cygwin setup.exe along with several packages I was = interested in (fileutils, groff, etc.).

bash --help -> GNU bash, version = 2.04.0(1)-release-(i586-pc-cygwin)
uname -r    -> = 1.1.2(0.21/3/2)

The latest version shows that I'm running a later = version of both bash and Cygwin. The i586-pc-cygwin bothers me a = little. I'm on a PIII machine. I don't recall setup allowing me to = indicate what type of machine I'm running. Did I miss = something?

Thanks for any help!


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