From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: DJ Delorie To: dmd@speakeasy.org Cc: cygwin@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: versions/compatibilities FAQ request Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 16:49:00 -0000 Message-id: <200009052349.TAA02173@envy.delorie.com> References: X-SW-Source: 2000-09/msg00173.html I'll take a shot at some of these... > The install version is 1.1, does that render prior versions incompatible You should be able to run old programs with a new cygwin installation, but of course we recommend upgrading everything if you have the CDROM or B19 or B20. > does that include DLL 1.1.4 It includes a 1.1. DLL, with the current being "4" at the moment. > how does DLL 1.1.4 which one sees downloadable separately sometimes, > differ from install cygwin 1.1 ? The cygwin "dll" is part of the cygwin "package" in a cygwin "install". Just like the cc1.exe "file" is part of the gcc "package" in a cygwin "install". With the new net release and setup program, packages can be upgraded independently of each other. > is B20 compatible with either DLL 1.1.4 or install version 1.1. If not should > one stay off of B20 sites entirely. Is it possible to back out of v1.1 to B20 > if one needs to in order to run a third part compile binary or are all binaries > of B20 capable of installing on 1.1 ? You should be able to run B20-aware programs with 1.1. We almost never recommend reverting to a beta. > What rpm or other command would be useful to determine what version > of cygwin is running. Either "uname -a" in a cygwin window (the third field), or use the standard Windows "properties" option in explorer (the version tab). Or, "grep %%% cygwin1.dll" ;-) > does cygwin32, CYGWIN_98-4.10 and cygwin refer to different install versions or > compatible systems. cygwin32 is it 1.1, or B20. CYGWIN_98-4.10 is it B20 or > 1.1 . We don't use the name "cygwin32" any more, for legal reasons. It's "cygwin" now. The CYGWIN_* version is the version of *windows* you're running, not the version of *cygwin*. You are running Windows 98 version 4.10. > Is mks Toolkit install capable of installing on same machine as cygwin ? Sure. The cygwin shortcuts set up the path, so the two shouldn't conflict. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com