Re: Where to find a reliable provider of CygwinX?

[JÃrgen Steensgaard <jsm at steensgaard dot org>]

Thanks for the guidance.  But: yes, I refer to a provider on the list of 
mirrors found in setup.exe; and yes, I realise the difficulty to ensure 
consistency and the urge to put responsibilities on mirror owners.  Some 
mechanism of mirror authorisation is in my opinion needed.

Is the original distribution available to common users?  Or at least 
details of the contents? If not, I have no reference system and cannot 
identify derivations?

Do remember that the impressions left by inconsistencies will stick also 
on the original -- which is actually fair.

JÃrgen

On 01/02/2011 17:40, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> On 2/1/2011 11:26 AM, JÃrgen Steensgaard wrote:
> > On 01/02/2011 16:45, marco atzeri wrote:
> > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:20 PM, JÃrgen Steensgaard wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > > > So: please give me some advice on where to find a provider of all
> > > > packages
> > > > and preferably also some about how packages have been tested for
> > > > completeness.
> > >
> > > any mirror should contain all the packages.
> >
> > I agree that this should be the case, but experience that it is not. The
> > absence of X and xinit from one provider and presence in another is
> > more than
> > annoying.
> >
> > > The problem you see is more likely due to the fact that libjpeg62 is
> > > an obsolete package,
> > > So to see it on the "select packages" window list you need to unset
> > > "hide obsolete packages" in the left down corner of the window .
> >
> > Thank you for a hint to work around this particular situation. My main
> > objective is to discuss distribution consistency.
>
> As you know, you get Cygwin from a mirror. Mirrors are not controlled by
> cygwin.com. So if you're having trouble with a mirror or its content,
> it's best to contact the mirror provider directly. Otherwise you can email
> Cygwin's sourcemaster. But before doing any of that, please make sure that
> the mirror you're choosing is on the list of active mirrors. You can find
> the list of active mirrors (which 'setup.exe' references) along with
> details
> of how it's maintained here:
>
> <http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html>




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