Need help in getting the Cygwin 2.8.0 and 2.8.1 sources packages

Eliot Moss moss@cs.umass.edu
Tue Aug 27 12:10:09 GMT 2024


On 8/26/2024 11:40 PM, Takashi Yano via Cygwin wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:25:55 +0000
> "Krishna, Chaitra via Cygwin" <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
>> In 2017, we qualified our programs using Cygwin 2.8.1. Unfortunately, we no longer have the source code packages and have been unable to locate them online. Could you please assist us by providing any links, sites, or repositories where we can download the source packages for Cygwin 2.8.0 and 2.8.1?
> 
> git clone https://cygwin.com/git/newlib-cygwin.git --depth 1 -b cygwin-2_8_0-release
> git clone https://cygwin.com/git/newlib-cygwin.git --depth 1 -b cygwin-2_8_1-release
> 

This answers the question if it was just about the cygwin dll.  If you,
Chaitra, were referring to source for *all* the packages, they are not grouped
into releases.  Each package is updated on its own schedule by the volunteer
managing it.  Thus the whole system is one of rolling releases.  You would
need to know the specific version number of each package.  The time machine
can help with with, I believe.  It is kept here:

http://www.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html

You can scroll down a little in that page to find the "Dead Simple
Instructions".  HTH

Eliot Moss


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