Re: versions/compatibilities FAQ request

[Don Sharp <Don.Sharp@dddandr.octacon.co.uk>]

David M Dennis wrote:
> 
> The following would make exceptionally useful FAQ topics as I have not been able
> to run down answers from any existing cygwin site I can locate...
> 
> The install version is 1.1, does that render prior versions incompatible
> 
> does that include DLL 1.1.4
> 
> how does DLL 1.1.4 which one sees downloadable separately sometimes, differ from
> install cygwin 1.1 ?
> 
> 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 ?
> 
> What rpm or other command would be useful to determine what version of cygwin is
> running.
> 
> 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 .
> 
> Is mks Toolkit install capable of installing on same machine as cygwin ?
> 
> thanks,

I can confirm that I run both MKS and Cygwin on the same NT4SP6a machine
with
no problems for several years.

Cheers

Don Sharp

> 
> -dave dennis
> dmd@speakeasy.org
> 
> On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Chris Faylor wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 12:52:56AM +0200, Jorge Andreu Garc?a wrote:
> > >Where can I find a Tcl/Tk version compatible with cygwin? I have heard
> > >that the last one (8.x) are not compatible.
> >
> > The cygwin web site would be a really good place to start.
> >
> > Look in one of the mirrors for the source.
> >
> > cgf
> >
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