will cygwin ever be able to build ps2sdk ever again??

[Andrey Repin]

Greetings, Jesus Christ!

> I asked because back in 2006 there are sites up saying cygwin was used to
> build ps2sdk but ps2sdk migrated to msys, then moved to linux.  So my
> question is will your team ever again build your cygwin to be able to build
> the ps2sdk?  Because I wanted to use cygwin rather than use wsL or linux

A already answered this question quite clear.

>> How would we know?
>> This is a Cygwin mailing list, not PS2SDK one.

If you want to use Cygwin, good. But demanding Cygwin to be suitable for your
specific task is not good.

> On Sun, May 17, 2026, 7:05 AM Andrey Repin <anrdaemon@yandex.ru> wrote:

>> Greetings, Jesus Christ!
>>
>> > hi brian, thank you kindly for reply.  but which version of cygwin works
>> > with the ps2 sdk?  and which version of the ps2sdk is the compatible one?
>> > you didnt tell me that info sir.   its probably going back to the year
>> 2005
>> > or something sir . . .
>>
>> How would we know?
>> This is a Cygwin mailing list, not PS2SDK one.
>>
>> > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM Brian Inglis <
>> > Brian.Inglis@systematicsw.ab.ca> wrote:
>>
>> >> On 2026-05-14 13:23, Joseph Paul Barnett wrote:
>> >> > i saw a few websites from the ps2 dev community about
>> >> > cygwin being used in the past to be able to build ps2 sdk for
>> homebrew.
>> >> > but now it is not able to.  will you guys ever make it capable of
>> >> building
>> >> > ps2 sdk ever again?  i want to be able to build ps2sdk on windows 8
>> >> without
>> >> > needing to use WSL .  i built it on linux mint, but some people still
>> >> want
>> >> > to be able to use old operating systems like windows 8, or 7, or xp .
>> >>  so
>> >> > are you guys ever going to be able to build ps2sdk on x64 and x32 on
>> old
>> >> > windows Operating systems??
>> >> >
>> >> > please reply directly to me as i am not apart of the email list or any
>> >> list
>> >> > that you may maintain, im a stranger if you may ask . ..    i sent
>> this
>> >> > message to this email first  "doctor@fruitbat.org" (peter castro)
>> >> As Cygwin is a rolling release system, old package versions are not
>> >> supported,
>> >> so you will have to use the Cygwin Time Machine
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://www.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html
>> >>
>> >> to find and install the legacy package versions required to support
>> legacy
>> >> PS2
>> >> SDK on legacy systems.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada
>> >>
>> >> La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
>> >> non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more
>> to
>> >> add
>> >> mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more
>> to
>> >> cut
>> >>                                  -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> With best regards,
>> Andrey Repin
>> Sunday, May 17, 2026 13:55:21
>>
>> Sorry for my terrible english...



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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Thursday, May 21, 2026 11:36:32

Sorry for my terrible english...