From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9377 invoked by alias); 5 Nov 2009 00:11:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 9369 invoked by uid 22791); 5 Nov 2009 00:11:30 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from ns2.prospeed.net (HELO mail.prospeed.net) (64.25.80.140) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:11:25 +0000 Received: from localhost.localdomain (lhall.prospeed.net [64.25.83.123]) by mail.prospeed.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACC9C28017324 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:11:23 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4AF21812.3040705@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0000 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin X)" Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: Re: release scheduling, cygwin 1.7 et al (was Re: X11R7.5 & fontcache..) References: <4AEA4329.2070403@tlinx.org> <4AEA5978.5080705@users.sourceforge.net> <4AEA6407.20307@tlinx.org> <4AEB2BF5.3010203@cygwin.com> <4AF1FAAB.3010109@tlinx.org> In-Reply-To: <4AF1FAAB.3010109@tlinx.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-xfree-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2009-11/txt/msg00045.txt.bz2 On 11/04/2009 05:05 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: > I saw support for dual installations in a recent announcement on Cygwin's > main list. I've also seen quite a few problems reported against 1.7 in the > compatibility department, but I realize that gives no indication of the > number of users who don't have problems. > The announced wasn't clear if the dual installation support was backwards > compatible to 1.5. It's been possible to install and run Cygwin 1.7 alongside 1.5 since, well, for quite a long time. This was seen as a requirement for package maintainers to start making the move to 1.7 (though it isn't a strict requirement that they do so). The announcement that you saw about multiple cygwin1.dlls with 1.7 means that this "flexibility" has been extended to any 1.7.x version as well. So, start dropping 1.7 cygwin1.dlls all over your disk. It's time to spread the joy! ;-) As for "compatibility", that's in the eye of the beholder. But I haven't seen anything yet that I consider a show-stopper, especially considering that 1.5 is still going to be there for anyone that can't tolerate 1.7 for some reason. But that's just my opinion. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/