Re: new latest/README

[David Starks-Browning <starksb at ebi dot ac dot uk>]

On Friday 25 Aug 00, David Dennis writes:
> Hello,
> 
> newbie on the list, but I've had cygwin running for a couple of
> weeks.  experiences with unix for years.

Please don't ask me questions like this personally, I don't have time.
I'm just a volunteer.  Have you studied the various resources at
<http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/> and reviewed the mailing list
archive?

> question: what is the B20 version

OLD from a couple years ago, before the 1.0 (CD-ROM) release.

> or the 1.1 version

Generically refers to the "lastest net release", which is comprised of
many packages, basically whatever the new setup.exe program installs
for you.  It's after the 1.0 (CD-ROM) release.

> or the 1.1.4 DLL version, 

The current latest version of cygwin1.dll, contained in the
'latest/cygwin' package.  You just need to update what's changed,
setup.exe will do this for you.

I would like to tell you to "read the FAQ" about the above, but
unfortunately that information is lacking.  Hopefully we can add
something soon.

> I can't make sense of what to get that should or shouldnt work with
> what.

Just get everything setup.exe offers, it should all work together.  If
it doesn't, report it and it may get fixed.

> Have
> had spotty results hitting the cygwin and cygwin tools sites.  ncftp is about
> the only download thats actually worked past the default install, which works,
> butr I have no idea how to procede.

Sorry, this isn't clear to me.  ncftp is the only way to access the
mirror sites, or ncftp is the only app that works with Cygwin?

> which version is frozen.  

No version is "frozen"!  It may be that some package may never need to
be fixed or updated.  (Or may need it, but it doesn't get done...)

> B20 is that 1.0 net download, 1.1 net download, is it
> current or is it OLD.  

Should be clear now.

> what will run with what.  how to look at a package and see.

If you stay up-to-date with setup.exe, it should all work together.
If it doesn't, and it's a bug, then report it.  Maybe it'll get fixed.

> for example ssh-1.2.27-cygwin1.1.tar.gz rpm -vv -i reports "this is for another
> version."  

I don't know anything about rpm.  I don't see it here.  Did setup.exe
install that for you?  If not, you'll need to get help from whereever
you got rpm.

Hope this helps.  If I got something wrong then maybe someone else on
the list can correct me.

Regards,
David


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