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Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 13:39:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Tim Largy <largy AT myrealbox DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin distribution versioning
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Hmm, to simplify it even more, there is no concept of "the entire cygwin
distribution" :-D  There's only a fluid set of packages, each of which has
a version.
	Igor

On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Tim Largy wrote:

> I've answered my own question. There is no concept of versioning for the
> entire cygwin distribution (source: the cygwin FAQ).
>
> Tim Largy wrote:
> > When discussing cygwin issues, how does one identify the version of
> > his/her cygwin distribution? The "setup.log" file created by the cygwin
> > installer gives the version of the installer itself, as well as the
> > version of each installed package, but what about an overall version for
> > the distribution?
> >
> > Tim

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