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Re: 1.7 packages
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:39:49 -0400
- Subject: Re: 1.7 packages
- References: <48109213.5030808@users.sourceforge.net> <48109C69.9DF157D7@dessent.net>
- Reply-to: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 07:42:49AM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote:
>"Yaakov (Cygwin Ports)" wrote:
>
>> * where can a list of practical changes between 1.5 and 1.7 be found?
>
>Probably the best list is:
><http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2008-04/msg00185.html>. However,
>things are always in flux.
>
>> * can 1.7 be installed and/or run in parallel to 1.5, or is a separate
>> box required?
>> * how is 1.7 to be installed?
>
>They can't be run in parallel (simultaneously), but they can be
>installed in parallel. 1.7 reads the mount table in /etc/fstab, which
>means if you keep a 1.7 tree it won't see the mounts of your normal 1.5
>tree in the registry.
But whhhwyyyyy??? Whhhyyyy can't they be run in parallel??? I *want* them
to run in parallllelellelelllllllll.
I know it isn't haaarrrrrdddddd! Whyyyy won't you do thissss???
-a knowledgeable CygWin user