Latest "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" version supporting WinXP

Latest "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" version supporting WinXP

[Sophoklis Goumas]

Hello.

I'm seeing some contradicting clues from cygwin.com and
fruitbat.org's Cygwin Time Machine [1] as to which
is the latest version of "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" with WinXP "support".

Something like:

> The previous Cygwin version 2.5.2 was the last version supporting Windows XP and Server 2003.
< The last version of Setup to support XP is 2.874.

The SHA1SUMs of the files that come from fruitbat.org are:

4a01cccf0d6036b1bbca3bbaf13a97a97ca73918 setup-x86_64-2.874.exe
e8778fbd16f6d95b7abb0c93d31e8abb4d24d943 setup-x86-2.874.exe

So, would, please, confirm that the version offered from fruitbat.org
is the last that includes WinXP "support"?

Would you also, please, confirm the validity of those files?

Thanks in advance,
Sophoklis

[1] http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html

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Re: Latest "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" version supporting WinXP

[Vlado]

On 4.10.2016 13:02, Sophoklis Goumas wrote:
> Would you also, please, confirm the validity of those files?

Hello Sophoklis,

I can confirm, that sha1sum of setup-x86_64-2.874.exe is valid.
Unfortunately, I don't have setup-x86-2.874.exe archived.

Vlado

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Re: Latest "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" version supporting WinXP

[Peter A. Castro]

On Tue, 4 Oct 2016, Sophoklis Goumas wrote:

> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 14:02:44 +0300
> From: Sophoklis Goumas <olspookishmagus@gmail.com>
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Latest "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" version supporting WinXP
> 
> Hello.

Greetings, Sophoklis,

> I'm seeing some contradicting clues from cygwin.com and
> fruitbat.org's Cygwin Time Machine [1] as to which
> is the latest version of "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" with WinXP "support".

Are you asking about the ability to run Setup on XP or a version of Setup 
that can install the last release of Cygwin to support XP?

Strictly speeking, the gating factor is Cygwin itself.  V2.5.2-1 was the
last release with formal support for XP, I believe (someone, likely 
Corinna, will correct me if I'm wrong :-).

The version of Setup used with that release, is 2.874.  But, that version 
spans Cygwin 2.5.1-1 through 2.6.0-1.  Presumable that means it runs on XP 
just fine, even if Cygwin 2.6.0 doesn't.

The latest version of Setup is 2.876 (as of this writing).  I have no idea 
if it can be run on XP or not though I suspect it can.  It seems unlikely 
that Setup would take advantage of a Windows native service that's 
unavailable in XP (though I could be wrong).  Perhaps the owners 
of Setup can comment?

> Something like:
>
>> The previous Cygwin version 2.5.2 was the last version supporting Windows XP and Server 2003.
> < The last version of Setup to support XP is 2.874.
>
> The SHA1SUMs of the files that come from fruitbat.org are:
>
> 4a01cccf0d6036b1bbca3bbaf13a97a97ca73918 setup-x86_64-2.874.exe
> e8778fbd16f6d95b7abb0c93d31e8abb4d24d943 setup-x86-2.874.exe

I'm sure someone who has a separate copy of these will chime in.  Since I 
speak for the Time Machine... well... those are correct checksums to me! 
:-D

> So, would, please, confirm that the version offered from fruitbat.org
> is the last that includes WinXP "support"?
>
> Would you also, please, confirm the validity of those files?

I can only speak for the Time Machine, but I can verify that I pulled 
those (really all) versions of Setup at the time they were available and 
are "valid" as presented on the Time Machine.  I pull directly from 
cygwin.com each day and check to see if it's a new version or not.

Corinna?  Does cygwin.com keep copies of the older setup versions?  Or am 
I the only one?

> Thanks in advance,
> Sophoklis
>
> [1] http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html
>
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Re: Latest "setup-x86(_64)?\.exe" version supporting WinXP

[David Stacey]

On 04/10/16 20:38, Peter A. Castro wrote:
> The latest version of Setup is 2.876 (as of this writing).  I have no 
> idea if it can be run on XP or not though I suspect it can.

The latest version of Setup does not run on XP. Details in the announcement:
https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2016-09/msg00032.html

Dave.


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