From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qk1-x72e.google.com (mail-qk1-x72e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::72e]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 71ABD398CC3F for ; Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:19:26 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 71ABD398CC3F Received: by mail-qk1-x72e.google.com with SMTP id c68so5039715qkf.9 for ; Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:19:26 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EPcPjht7+y6brXHeDHrklD2sAl1GeP2RSykuCC8XnRk=; b=o5hjDfe22y4iN9YWSYb9OrtgmWHrjTqlfEdOv/VxAChTVNX44opgCMdMvQoZfLdWWu MBEwKzSNWFKfnXtPRwdHfgpG5Sg6ajDPhG6aqy+zocrK+POxMYlGty+1BBzd61ZTtEQI 5jBxjv+r//36FTSd8gkiMABbe93az7O/PHeOoiL+e8BLVe1+PMrfJ7n3R82WUtQcxUsF 3G9rFo1MqJ9AZ54pddl3o6Y7qTP+L80bdMZgCuEYx5KGQcVYxWV/tmquhkK0lizmrElW CHBkQdH1xmIPVeWvWRmry8DIHACTvVtPvGuRrj+ZH1cqgld0bMu/EUhGg8YaM4W2IeWD gXdw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533DtNe3tHNgJUs7f8uH0tlWeAZcvUCiFFZum5iUj26MBTSs1dCK eKi8fn861dhixMr1+8fOohrXOdrZPVJyDu2uSm7v2bxKVWo= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyWyIez7N/Fe14HZC5D+5kUpFkR3TJievodphAqAU36Phyyy2E3/Gfg8c3aLj4LySYUlP1yZZ0O7gO2yT/mtLk= X-Received: by 2002:a37:66d5:: with SMTP id a204mr10953904qkc.501.1626463165733; Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:19:25 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <926424b8-7249-1a33-e1ca-b40d9ed11867@cornell.edu> In-Reply-To: <926424b8-7249-1a33-e1ca-b40d9ed11867@cornell.edu> From: Doug Henderson Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:19:15 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: attention alternatives maintainer To: Cygwin Apps Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, FROM_LOCAL_NOVOWEL, HK_RANDOM_ENVFROM, HK_RANDOM_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) 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-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:19:27 -0000 On Thu, 15 Jul 2021 at 19:56, Ken Brown via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > On 7/15/2021 7:07 PM, Doug Henderson via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > Please update alternatives to work properly for a first time install > > of an alternative when CYGWIN=3Dwinsymlinks:nativestrict. > > Cygwin doesn't have an alternatives maintainer. Would you like to volunt= eer? > If so, start at > > https://cygwin.com/packages.html > > and follow up on the cygwin-apps mailing list if you need help. I will volunteer to be the alternatives maintainer. I may need some help, though. The package has not been released for over 10 years, for cygwin 1.7, I think. The download location is worse than 404, it is "We can=E2=80=99t connect to the server at www.fastcoder". I found what appears to be a Fedora repository on GitHub that is in active development. https://github.com/fedora-sysv/chkconfig I'm getting ready to have a first look at the code. I think the packaging will be more of a problem than the code revisions. Doug --=20 Doug Henderson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - from gmail.com