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Re: sometimes resource alters but version numbers don't


On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 12:40:21PM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> As hard as this is to believe, the changes to X11 packages were discussed
> (drum roll please) ON THE cygwin-xfree list!  Can you believe it?  What
> are the odds?

Huh; I'd assumed that list had been deleted when XFree86 went away,
and that nobody had got around to creating a new cygwin-xorg list yet
(or updating the website).  After all, there're hardly enough cygwin X
users to justify a special list.

> The reason that the version numbers did not change is that the contents
> of the packages did not change.  The .tar.bz2 files were repacked in a
> different order to see if this solved an installation problem.  There
> is no need for anyone to download these new packages.
> 
> There was nothing untoward to detect here, no need for an "improved"
> upset, and no need to panic.

Spoilsport!  Don't you know how many people *enjoy* panicking?


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