From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mout.kundenserver.de (mout.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.131]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 448F1385DC01 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2020 09:36:10 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 448F1385DC01 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=cygwin.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com Received: from calimero.vinschen.de ([24.134.7.25]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (mreue010 [212.227.15.167]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MScHp-1jmM9h47lB-00SvxA for ; Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:36:09 +0200 Received: by calimero.vinschen.de (Postfix, from userid 500) id A1433A80F88; Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:36:08 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:36:08 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Quick query about Windows versions Message-ID: <20200401093608.GW3261@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com References: <87d08scx1u.fsf@Otto.invalid> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="lG9v85r552aFjg4G" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:lM7p+udhdogb8eNaEC4gnYG6iClytRkFHr7NnzA3m2XTg1lzz3Z iYx9Y8SUwoQYmk1vQ+BNmZnn9CCHulOMbKQbglJc5gnJsEJc8LEBD4KJY1pKZCCHnivvXxx nobh6Hczz/dWEjBbr4DJ/SEw+ifICUtLGTuJaFCrOTJ5QXVTmvCqNhZJiWe46cP1XbfCnwp ekqUL2dnMNieXWjTwM4hg== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:th0+3VCSxqw=:VpHJUhNFKPxkdVY3gaYAZF 9BUnLbqn0w7cLsS1jYBGOBY3N8JxqsFYj4q2kljJqoZaKmG9FLePsmk+QHxpyRM8q/ozUhmZe 59J2+oYnXiBGfLlxnA1Pf9VL3F8FziwVxNxpcF+C6HnnD5R6A4CW1ZzXZXLVl3gzz35EHGy5a /nyzsCYKwxl9N6nS8yuPDmOusCeMN92tKmcQ5Crbht5WGoElcciSdmsOhO/NiemEFQwr6TQ5x 33jJDiMOymTizbpmxUiNeI13r8BFN+dFF5lXL7COPifmXNzVPi19FRNsVOV8MaYnk1C+vUdmu dLKeVKVqKKW0Rnqk3GLt67OeNI1Dd4L5eXxmDr1LzQ6cWTc24cZ8kC8cqrYWOah6ur3X1RW5D Dt+PpxD2KJWSJRGDLJKP1eFd0A/jG10IOw/y9YQPHGtr91f8yNnOc6CLCRDjiyoNmA0/FfhBH y9vwG+uLSW99A4eKl7DxLE7PVKy0AaMPOUDk9HLGuOLhyNaZ4cPTVBShO0Dk9BtgkNuHltXQe KmYY+xqFrQ0tHDjxvIeVvQKZgToefOuhMgcQ6CtHfeJzwM544qjrUvB/20SMfGyFukc4iWshM eBOYApe11lAI5J1yMRTzNGe8X8I/G97DaeymcZ4cnZoxPXKihx/pnljk46GUGdCnsR+56ukCu 3KIMdMPs9EJJkAJd7Dg+YjVi1yNlAKVZJqvL0pIMfOynG7GWwC+aN2tSt/SDnpF9w/HDJ6Ww0 PplIQAJ+irJ5/zMj5BbLq6HimQLB1e4Lf0aIlpXa5j9dZQylmR1wmUMPzsHQ1JmbKHdibCpbf e8YFC5qlNf7R9YI6GdkoE00dvDmURhgEFPzehQFTs3Sf1plF0WZwnDiXY5Us7/5F//jdB4F X-Spam-Status: No, score=-92.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, GOOD_FROM_CORINNA_CYGWIN, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NEUTRAL, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Cygwin package maintainer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:36:11 -0000 --lG9v85r552aFjg4G Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mar 31 18:58, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via Cygwin-apps wrote: > On 31/03/2020 17:24, ASSI wrote: > > Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via Cygwin-apps writes: > >> Just thought I should ask: is there a perferred version of Windows to > >> build packages on, or does it not matter? > > Whatever supported version of Windows you use, I'd say. > > > >> I currently build on Windows 7, following the tradition of building on > >> the oldest supported platform, but I have no idea if this is needed wi= th > >> Cygwin. > > No Windows 7 system should still have the ability to connect to the > > internet=E2=80=A6 so no, I don't think you should even try to build the= re. > > > > > > Regards, > > Achim. >=20 > Yep, that's why I asked. I'll upgrade the VM to Windows 10 then, if it > makes no difference to Cygwin. None at all. Right now we still support all versions since Windows Vista, so any breakage building stuff on these systems is the fault of the Cygwin core. Other than that, Achim is right, of course :) Corinna --=20 Corinna Vinschen Cygwin Maintainer --lG9v85r552aFjg4G Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEoVYPmneWZnwT6kwF9TYGna5ET6AFAl6EYIgACgkQ9TYGna5E T6ANdA//QNU1+vanLIS7M7PXOPTlOPtU/jSkAsLk4Ge+HXH7b3yx4khFMqZJPFTU BB2XA7b+oHQucOadBouNbqly4VITUHGeja13xVBtY1tRN+vvHfkwR7CANnETCNio MPjA+3xJZ/Nsg+DBqFLysoZ0qdeJxfWx0aJBLcEwNhR3NMsOSt0v6fLiKLA1WCOA Q6Zm695VcYiCCY1s6g7vYefsz4zskVnDZr9Qtbp7KBCxUzXEFZjo2ySuHzYqGfLk Y0wUucj5kSzI8UJyu3uoZgZf1u7tEbgIMZw4ghT5L6WlUu0BMEzGpmXxihpJV8fr tQ77pEx29KF92sk0hyJpBoBX5Ndaqs/56238NW5iFMtWa3yqcxuwWc2U3vT3QUL+ b6IyYtfe+lwAhPw6geIcGLyf7fXIwCjrTFhrkOBqyUNH/6xJKxVJ5d99UEg659x2 z31js8BUfsfLoU/dS4+6z0dpnm9IJY78NzKTsRmwUfhgo8yumCXUQG7i3dLfG9WX 7JSoAUbVAg2iJjXjbxuYR79rIb3hkXgTqc0NR0L11p+scZHIM2ixnKSdhip/U8Aq umPtZNvQ3iIhsr/EoqfrDqVQJmkTXqDqjaNuZ/Z8yjFmSqs5Wv0Zq5vKMpWCrA+V 1p8ugEp0oOkAmsA9dNo0xh7zZ/iMVdZ7Hag1mlF9UehNJcOM0U4= =SKZN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lG9v85r552aFjg4G--