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Re: New Cygwin 1.7.0-18 in release-2
On Jul 24 11:17, Yaakov (Cygwin Ports) wrote:
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> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> | Honestly, I don't know. Maybe it isn't. But so far I'm still thinking
> | that a parallel 1.7 install should only be a temporary solution for
> | developers and maintainers. It's not something I would like to drag
> | on for years. That's why an upgrade path has some merits for me.
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> I definitely agree that we don't want to support 1.5 anymore after 1.7
> is stable.
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> | So far setup looks if c:\cygwin exists and if so, uses the install
> | database in c:\cygwin\etc\setup accidentelly, even if you choose to
> | install another installation to, say, D:\cygwin-2.
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> Would it suffice to rename /etc/setup/installed.db?
I don't know, sorry.
Corinna
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