RE: setup.exe what versions ?

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

Oops, yes, you need to select a version.  IIRC, the first available
version will be the Curr one (in the "Curr" mode).

BTW, by "Keep", I didn't mean the "Keep mode" (the radio button at the
top), but rather the "Keep" version setting (for each package in the
chooser - try it).
	Igor

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, David Balazic wrote:

> Maybe I am misunderstanding something here.
> I do not have gcc installed currently. I wnat it to be installed.
> If I select "Keep" , that will leave it uninstalled, right ?
> So I must select a version, right ?
>
> I can't try anything right now, as I am updating everything.
>
> Regards,
> David
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Igor Pechtchanski[SMTP:pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu]
> > Reply To:     cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Sent:         20. oktober 2003 16:58
> > To:   David Balazic
> > Cc:   cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject:      RE: setup.exe what versions ?
> >
> > Setup already supports versioned dependences.  However, it was decided not
> > to use those, as it'll only add to the confusion.  Simply upgrade to the
> > latest Cygwin, and things should work.  If they don't, report a bug, and
> > it will be fixed eventually.
> >
> > The message you quoted below was referring to the fact that when you
> > manually cycle through versions in the chooser, you will go through the
> > Test versions of packages as well.  If you simply select "Curr" and don't
> > change package versions except to "Keep/Skip", you should not get Test
> > versions of anything.  In general, it's best to go with the version
> > suggested by setup in a given mode and to not select a particular version
> > manually unless you know exactly what you're doing.
> >       Igor
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> >
> > > What happened to that automatic dependency checking,
> > > that was talked about a few months ago ?
> > >
> > > And what about "test versions should not appear for selection if Exp is
> > > not choosen" ?
> > > I quote Larry Hall :
> > >
> > > Setup offers test versions to you even when
> > > you don't specify "Exp".  But it's always done this.  It's just more
> > > noticeable now.  It will go away in a few weeks when 1.5.x becomes
> > > "Curr".
> > >
> > >
> > > > From:         Igor Pechtchanski
> > > > Sent:         20. oktober 2003 16:38
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > > I already have cygwin installed and want to install gcc ( I do
> > > > > not have it currently installed ).
> > > > >
> > > > > I run setup.exe, and have two options for gcc , versions 3.3.1-2
> > > > > and 3.2-3.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now I had some problems last time with some experimental package
> > > > > versions that are not compatible to the rest and therefore do
> > > > > not work at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > So my question is, which gcc version is non-experimental ?
> > > > > The older version ?
> > > > > I there some simple rule ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance !
> > > > > David
> > > >
> > > > The simplest thing you can do is look at the announcements for
> > > > each version and see whether they mention anything special (like
> > > > requiring Cygwin 1.5.*).  The announcements are in the
> > > > cygwin-announce archives (at, for example,
> > > > <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/>).  HTH,
> > > >       Igor

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