Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-apps-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 17:06:01 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: ask for delivering cygwin 1.1.8 with kde 1.1.2 Message-ID: <20010613170601.A11284@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com References: <000901c0f3f4$413954e0$6e032bb7 AT BRAMSCHE> <011801c0f3f8$7f2034f0$0200a8c0 AT lifelesswks> <20010613121730 DOT B7791 AT redhat DOT com> <3B27A333 DOT 16DAB936 AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> <20010613151508 DOT C9723 AT redhat DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: <20010613151508.C9723@redhat.com>; from cgf@redhat.com on Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 03:15:08PM -0400 On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 03:15:08PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 01:30:27PM -0400, Charles S. Wilson wrote: >>Christopher Faylor wrote: >>> >>> The check_for_executable global is actually not used in 1.3.2. This >>> was a 1.3.1 thing. It should eventually disappear. There is no >>> need for a patch. >> >>!@%!@#$ >> >>So you're saying I need to produce an updated version of ncurses that is >>compiled under 1.3.2 (so that it won't look for check_for_executable), >>right? > >Binaries built with 1.3.1 will continue to work with 1.3.2 and beyond. >I haven't given up on the backwards compatibility committment. > >The check_for_executable variable is no longer used in any header files >but it still exists. ^ in the dll. cgf