Re: New to cygwin list. How to request or assist with a package update?

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On November 27, 2022 at 15:16 adam@dinwoodie.org (Adam Dinwoodie) wrote:
 > On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 01:03:27PM -0500, Mark Murawski wrote:
 > > Hi!
 > > 
 > > 
 > > What would the best way to go about getting an updated build of a specific
 > > package?
 > > 
 > > Right now I'm particularly interested in getting the latest version of
 > > terminator.
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Terminator Terminal Package:
 > > 
 > > Latest in Debian: 2.1.2-1
 > > 
 > > Latest in cygwin: 0.98-1
 > 
 > The maintainer for Terminator, Mike DePaulo, hasn't been active on the
 > Cygwin mailing lists for some time, as best I can tell; someone else was
 > asking similar questions at [0], for example.
 > 
 > [0]: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2022-March/251047.html
 > 
 > If you're interested in creating an updated package, either as a one-off
 > or by adopting the package and maintaining it going forward, I'd suggest
 > taking a look at the package maintainer instructions at [1], which
 > should hopefully give you pointers about how to get started with
 > building and packaging things for Cygwin.
 > 
 > [1]: https://cygwin.com/packages.html
 > 
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