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Re: Why I hate updates


Stefan Scholl wrote:
Because Cygwin sometimes forces me to restart the whole system after I install an additional program, I have developed the habit of updating Cygwin every start of a work day.
This is the silliest thing I've ever heard. It is true that if an installation of Cygwin wants to overwrite a file that you currently have loaded (e.g. Cygwin installs a new version of bash.exe and you're running bash.exe) then you do have to reboot, once! You do not need to update Cygwin everyday however. I fail to see why you thought this would solve the problem you stated. And we can all see how this practice just got you into a pickle.
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Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
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