New package: gv-3.5.8-1

New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Dr. Volker Zell]

The gv-3.5.8-1 package has been added to the Cygwin distribution.

 o http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/

Description:

`gv' is a comfortable viewer of PostScript and PDF files for the X Window System.
It uses the `ghostscript' PostScript(tm) interpreter and is based on the classic X front-end
for `gs', `ghostview'. It is more comfortable and more powerful than `ghostview'.

--

Volker Zell

To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
the http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your
system.  Once you've downloaded setup.exe, run it and select "XFree86"
and then click on the appropriate field until the above announced
version number appears if it is not displayed already.

Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
allowed due to bandwidth limitations.  This means that you will need
to find a mirror which has this update.

In the US, ftp://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/
is a reliable high bandwidth connection.

In Japan, ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/gnu/gnu-win32/ is usually
up-to-date.

In DK, http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cygwin/ is usually up-to-date.

If one of the above doesn't have the latest version of this package
you can either wait for the site to be updated or find another
mirror.

Please  send questions or comments to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list at:
cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com .  If you want to subscribe go to:
http://cygwin.com/lists.html I would appreciate if you would use
this mailing list rather than emailing me directly.  This includes
ideas and comments about the setup utility or Cygwin/XFree86 in general.

If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing
list is the appropriate place.

Re: New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Alan Hourihane]

Can these announce messages, be left to the cygwin-announce-xfree... lists.

That's what they are there for, and refrain from cross posting this stuff.

Alan.

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 05:24:33PM +0100, Dr. Volker Zell wrote:
> The gv-3.5.8-1 package has been added to the Cygwin distribution.
> 
>  o http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/
> 
> Description:
> 
> `gv' is a comfortable viewer of PostScript and PDF files for the X Window System.
> It uses the `ghostscript' PostScript(tm) interpreter and is based on the classic X front-end
> for `gs', `ghostview'. It is more comfortable and more powerful than `ghostview'.
> 
> --
> 
> Volker Zell
> 
> To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
> the http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your
> system.  Once you've downloaded setup.exe, run it and select "XFree86"
> and then click on the appropriate field until the above announced
> version number appears if it is not displayed already.
> 
> Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
> allowed due to bandwidth limitations.  This means that you will need
> to find a mirror which has this update.
> 
> In the US, ftp://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/
> is a reliable high bandwidth connection.
> 
> In Japan, ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/gnu/gnu-win32/ is usually
> up-to-date.
> 
> In DK, http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cygwin/ is usually up-to-date.
> 
> If one of the above doesn't have the latest version of this package
> you can either wait for the site to be updated or find another
> mirror.
> 
> Please  send questions or comments to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list at:
> cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com .  If you want to subscribe go to:
> http://cygwin.com/lists.html I would appreciate if you would use
> this mailing list rather than emailing me directly.  This includes
> ideas and comments about the setup utility or Cygwin/XFree86 in general.
> 
> If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing
> list is the appropriate place.

Re: New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Harold L Hunt II]

Hmm...

Well, we never really defined what the policy was regarding 
announcements.  I have been cross-posting them for years now :)

I'm the one that told Volker to do the cross-post, it is my fault.  He 
was just doing what I asked him to do.

I also was not able to get the list of subscribers for both lists until 
recently.  One list has about 340 people while the other has about 370. 
  It seems that there is a lot of overlap, so it would probably be okay 
to stop posting announcements at cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com.

Heck, I didn't even realize that so many people were signed up for 
cygwin-xfree-announce.  I thought it was being ignored.  Guess I should 
have checked those lists earlier.

I guess that is it then.  The policy is changed.  I won't cross-post 
announcements anymore.

Thanks for making me think this through :)

Harold

Alan Hourihane wrote:

> Can these announce messages, be left to the cygwin-announce-xfree... lists.
> 
> That's what they are there for, and refrain from cross posting this stuff.
> 
> Alan.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 05:24:33PM +0100, Dr. Volker Zell wrote:
> 
>>The gv-3.5.8-1 package has been added to the Cygwin distribution.
>>
>> o http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/
>>
>>Description:
>>
>>`gv' is a comfortable viewer of PostScript and PDF files for the X Window System.
>>It uses the `ghostscript' PostScript(tm) interpreter and is based on the classic X front-end
>>for `gs', `ghostview'. It is more comfortable and more powerful than `ghostview'.
>>
>>--
>>
>>Volker Zell
>>
>>To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
>>the http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your
>>system.  Once you've downloaded setup.exe, run it and select "XFree86"
>>and then click on the appropriate field until the above announced
>>version number appears if it is not displayed already.
>>
>>Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
>>allowed due to bandwidth limitations.  This means that you will need
>>to find a mirror which has this update.
>>
>>In the US, ftp://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/
>>is a reliable high bandwidth connection.
>>
>>In Japan, ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/gnu/gnu-win32/ is usually
>>up-to-date.
>>
>>In DK, http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cygwin/ is usually up-to-date.
>>
>>If one of the above doesn't have the latest version of this package
>>you can either wait for the site to be updated or find another
>>mirror.
>>
>>Please  send questions or comments to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list at:
>>cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com .  If you want to subscribe go to:
>>http://cygwin.com/lists.html I would appreciate if you would use
>>this mailing list rather than emailing me directly.  This includes
>>ideas and comments about the setup utility or Cygwin/XFree86 in general.
>>
>>If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing
>>list is the appropriate place.

Re: New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 01:34:57PM -0500, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
>Hmm...
>
>Well, we never really defined what the policy was regarding 
>announcements.  I have been cross-posting them for years now :)
>
>I'm the one that told Volker to do the cross-post, it is my fault.  He 
>was just doing what I asked him to do.
>
>I also was not able to get the list of subscribers for both lists until 
>recently.  One list has about 340 people while the other has about 370. 
> It seems that there is a lot of overlap, so it would probably be okay 
>to stop posting announcements at cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com.
>
>Heck, I didn't even realize that so many people were signed up for 
>cygwin-xfree-announce.  I thought it was being ignored.  Guess I should 
>have checked those lists earlier.
>
>I guess that is it then.  The policy is changed.  I won't cross-post 
>announcements anymore.
>
>Thanks for making me think this through :)

FWIW, cygwin-announce email shows up on cygwin thanks to a repeater
running on my system.  I did this because people on the cygwin list
complained that they weren't seeing announcements and didn't want to
have to subscribe to two mailing lists.

Just a different point of view, I guess.

cgf

Re: New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 05:24:33PM +0100, Dr. Volker Zell wrote:
>The gv-3.5.8-1 package has been added to the Cygwin distribution.
>
> o http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/
>
>Description:
>
>`gv' is a comfortable viewer of PostScript and PDF files for the X Window System.
>It uses the `ghostscript' PostScript(tm) interpreter and is based on the classic X front-end
>for `gs', `ghostview'. It is more comfortable and more powerful than `ghostview'.

Volker,
Did you see the bug reports in the cygwin mailing list?

Subject: "Xaw3d.dll" required for "gv" is missing in the current distribution

Is this a packaging error?

cgf

Re: New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Harold L Hunt II]

Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 05:24:33PM +0100, Dr. Volker Zell wrote:
> 
>>The gv-3.5.8-1 package has been added to the Cygwin distribution.
>>
>>o http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/
>>
>>Description:
>>
>>`gv' is a comfortable viewer of PostScript and PDF files for the X Window System.
>>It uses the `ghostscript' PostScript(tm) interpreter and is based on the classic X front-end
>>for `gs', `ghostview'. It is more comfortable and more powerful than `ghostview'.
> 
> 
> Volker,
> Did you see the bug reports in the cygwin mailing list?
> 
> Subject: "Xaw3d.dll" required for "gv" is missing in the current distribution
> 
> Is this a packaging error?

gv correctly depends upon Xaw3d, I just checked the setup.hint.

I believe I renamed the Xaw3d package a few months ago (it used to be 
called XFree86-Xaw3d), but I don't think that version had a .dll build. 
  Is it possible that this could cause trouble?

Harold

Re: New package: gv-3.5.8-1

[Dr. Volker Zell]

>>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher Faylor writes:

    Christopher> Volker,
    Christopher> Did you see the bug reports in the cygwin mailing list?

    Christopher> Subject: "Xaw3d.dll" required for "gv" is missing in the current distribution

    Christopher> Is this a packaging error?

No, gv depends on cygXaw3d-7.dll which is included in Xaw3d-1.5D-4.
There used to be a package XFree86-Xaw3d-1.5 which had a dll named
libXaw3d.dll.

    Christopher> cgf

Ciao
  Volker