Re: sincerely beg your help!!! for getting version 2.6.0-1

[Marco Atzeri <marco dot atzeri at gmail dot com>]

On 17/01/2017 13:42, sun zheng wrote:
> hi team,
>
> sorry for troubling. but
>
> currently i am facing a big problem:
> i was requesting to install cygwin 2.6.0-1 in my company's pc since
> this is the latest version. due to security checking, it takes nearly
> 2 months for me to get the approval of this version.
> fortunately, it finally goes to packaging process. while this step, i
> installed cygwin using setup_64.exe from your website in my personal
> pc, and provide the folder c:\program files\cygwin64 to our security
> team for scanning and confirming. they will re-package using this
> folder.
>
> all is done. but when it goes to version-confirming process. i am crazy!!!
> i use "cygcheck -c cygwin" to check version, but it shows "2.6.1-1"!!!!
>
> then i went back to your website main page. it shows 2.6.1-1 as the
> latest version. i really really want to cry!!!!
>
>
> i do not want to take another 2 months for requesting the new 2.6.1-1
> version approval!!!

we will have a (or more) new version in two months


> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> PLEASE HELP ME!!!
>
> 1. how can i install 2.6.0-1?? can you send me the setup_64.exe for
> this version??
> 2. if cannot install 2.6.0-1 vir setup_64.exe. can you send me the dll
> files to replace in folder "c:\program files\cygwin64", so that i can
> get "2.6.0-1" using "cygcheck -c cygwin" ???
>
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> this really matters!! i beg your help!!!
> waiting for your response eagerly...

As cygwin is a rolling distribution you can consider

http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html#AHEM

for an installation frozen in time.

Regards
Marco


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