gcc / gfortran 5.x

[Hans Horn]

Thanks to all the lead me the way.
Using cygwin's time machine I was able to build a working cygwin 
enviroment with gcc/gfortran at version 5.40. 
(http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2017/09/05/224214/) 


On 11/27/2017 12:58 PM, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Hans Horn writes:
>> I noticed that cywgin's gcc/gfortran has moved whole sale to gcc 6.4.
>> How can I get the latest release of the 5.x branch (32 and 64bit)
>> back?
> 
> Use the Cygwin Time Machine, some other post had the link.
> 
>> I'm trying to build a legacy suite of programs that I know builds
>> under 5.x, but fails miserably under 6.4.
> 
> Been there, done that.  In general, trying to freeze the compilation
> environment is a losing proposition and it's better to fix up the
> sources instead.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Achim.
> 



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