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Re: coreutils-5.3.0-8: lost *.exe


Dave Korn wrote:
From: fergus
Why did you do it?


That point being, "If it aint broke, don't fix it". You asked what was the best thing you could have done or could do in future to avoid this kind of problem; my answer is this:


If you aren't under some pressing and *urgent* need to upgrade a
package because you vitally need a bugfix or new feature, DON'T! You're on a hiding to nothing if you do; nothing to gain, because
you've already got what you want from the package; lots to lose,
because sometimes upgrades are buggy. Leave the new releases alone
for a few days after they've been announced and see if problems crop
up! The only benefit is a warm fuzzy feeling of having the very
latest version. That's not worth risking the costs!



I have coreutils-5.2.1-5 sitting here in my releases directory but setup won't let me select it. How the heck do I get back to a working version
of coreutils.




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