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Castro'" , "'Cygwin List'" References: <000001d7cabc$1852c920$48f85b60$@rogers.com> <20211027042947.GS32501@ming.fruitbat.org> In-Reply-To: <20211027042947.GS32501@ming.fruitbat.org> Subject: RE: [HEADSUP] Phasing out old Windows versions and 32 bit support Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:57:00 -0400 Message-ID: <000301d7cb42$e69fc770$b3df5650$@rogers.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQEj0GCHW4jIJ96rBfZoDVW5Taz7CAJbKpxNAjuMeuKtKiCuIA== Content-Language: en-us X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=ham 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@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:57:07 -0000 > > Would it be possible to create a short "how-to" for installing the most > > recently "known-to-work-with-Windows-7" version of Cygwin (presuming that > > old versions remain accessible indefinitely...). Alternately, how one can > > download a repository now that is compatible with Windows 7 and useable for > > installing Cygwin in anticipation of the upcoming loss of support. > > As these milestones occur I will make notes in the Cygwin Time Machine > concerning the ending release snapshot and installers, like what I have > for the last XP release. [Michel LaBarre] Peter, thanks for reminding me of the Time Machine. I had heard of it but never had occasion to use it. If I understand the "dead simple instructions" correctly, to install the latest XP-compatible 64-bit Cygwin for example, I would run (on an XP system): setup-x86_64-2.874.exe http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2016/08/3 0/104235 -X and all the correct packages would be presented in the setup GUI and fetched from your archive. And I could re-run the same command to install additional packages. If that is the correct, perhaps in the case of iconic last-versions (XP,Win7,...), you might explicitly list "deader simpler instructions" with the actual setup invocations referring to the correct archives. (Thanks in advance - the time machine is huge service.) > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple