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Date: Thu,  9 Aug 2001 09:49:45 +0100
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: "Gary R Van Sickle" <tiberius AT braemarinc DOT com>
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Subject: RE: tar 'mini'-bug
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On Wednesday 8 Aug 01, Gary R Van Sickle writes:
> > Isn't setup.exe able to upgrade cygwin1.dll in place?
> 
> Not to the snapshots according to the FAQ.  Hang on, let me try it though...
> nope.

You can't use setup.exe to install snapshots, but the FAQ does include
instructions for installing snapshots "manually".  The instructions
carefully avoid using cygwin tar to update cygwin1.dll.  Hope this helps.

Regards,
David
(Cygwin FAQ maintainer)


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