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Re: sometimes resource alters but version numbers don't
- From: Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes <sthoenna at efn dot org>
- To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:19:15 -0800
- Subject: Re: sometimes resource alters but version numbers don't
- Organization: bs"d
- References: <1100429074.2589.13.camel@82-40-123-11.cable.ubr01.pert.blueyonder.co.uk> <419741F1.5060009@x-ray.at> <20041114174021.GA13076@trixie.casa.cgf.cx>
- Reply-to: Talk Amongst Yourselves <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
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?