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Re: [1.5] v. [1.7] unison: version clash?
- From: Dave Korn <dave dot korn dot cygwin at googlemail dot com>
- To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Dog Doo-Dah List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sat, 02 May 2009 07:38:43 +0100
- Subject: Re: [1.5] v. [1.7] unison: version clash?
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Charles Wilson wrote:
> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> I think we decided in cygwin-apps that cygwin packages should be
>> numbered differently between 1.5 and 1.7 just for clarity since the
>> namespace isn't reflected in the package name.
>
> That matches my recollection. Even tho setup.exe/setup-1.7.exe know
> about the implicit namespaces, we use different release numbers to avoid
> confusing normal humans. Not sure what that says about Dave...
Five years ago, I was a four-stone apology... today, I am two separate
gorillas.
cheers,
DaveK