On 16 August 2010 04:25, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) <[email protected]> wrote: > setup CVS HEAD (2.717) does not download test: releases in either > Install from Internet and Download Without Installing modes. > > I found this out by trying to install gcc4-*-4.5.0-1; after selecting > the 4.5.0-1 versions of gcc4-*, they did not show up in the Pending > view, nor were they downloaded or installed. However, setup did > uninstall my 4.3.4-3, leaving me without *any* gcc. :-(
You need to manually tick the 'Bin?' box when selecting the experimental version. It's a longer-standing issue: http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-06/msg00145.html Another annoyance in this area is that once you do have an experimental package installed, setup.exe always tries to downgrade you back to the current one. Andy
