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Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 08:38:17 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: old packages on simtel
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Hello.

DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> Time once again to tidy up the ftp site.  I see these packages have
> multiple versions:
> 
> automake: 1.4, 1.5

automake 1.4 is of the same vintage as autoconf 2.13. automake 1.5 is of the
same vintage as autoconf 2.50. I think automake 1.5 works with autoconf 2.13,
but I'd keep them both around, unless space is getting really tight.

> binutils: 2.11.2, 2.12.1, 2.13
> bool: 0.2, 0.2.1
> bison: 1.28, 1.29, 1.30, 1.32, 1.33, 1.35
> cvs: 1.9, 1.10
> diff: 2.7.2, 2.8
> emacs: 19.34, 20.5
> fileutils: 3.16, 4.0, 4.1

You can remove 4.0. 3.16 can also go, if space is tight.

> gcc: 2.95.2, 2.95.3, 3.0.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1
> gdb: 4.18, 5.0, 5.1.1, 5.2.1
> gdbm: 1.8.0, 1.8.3
> global: 4.5, 4.5.1
> gmp: 3.1.1, 4.0

I think you mean 4.1 rather than 4.0. You can remove 3.1.1, if space is tight.

> gpc: 2.0, 2.95.3
> gettext: 0.10.37, 0.10.39, 0.10.40
> gawk: 3.0.6, 3.1.1
> gzip: 1.2.4, 1.3
> indent: 2.2.4, 2.2.5
> ispell: 3.1.20, 3.2.06
> less: 358, 374
> marst: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
> patch: 2.1, 2.5.3
> perl: 5.005_02, 5.006_01

I think we should keep both of these. 5.6.1 (the second one) was a big jump
from 5.005. 5.6.1 seems to work OK, so if space is tight...

> sed: 1.18, 3.02, 3.02.80
> shellutils: 1.12, 2.0j, 2.01
> texinfo: 4.0, 4.2

Bye, Rich =]

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