Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On 26 August 2010 20:24, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: On 8/26/2010 3:03 PM, Blaine Miller wrote: PS... I read in the archives the following quote... Rerun 'setup.exe' and pick Prev. There is no such option that I can find... Look at the page where you select packages, just above the list of

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Am 26.08.2010 21:41, schrieb Blaine Miller: Again, I agree. I'm between a rock and a hard place here. I have to prove it's not the current version of Cygwin (also read *free*) and new hardware (read *costs them some money*). I have related to you and others at Cygwin user list both of my

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Matthias, Thanks very much for your time and assistance. I'll give your ideas a try! Thanks again... Blaine Matthias Andree wrote: Am 26.08.2010 21:41, schrieb Blaine Miller: Again, I agree. I'm between a rock and a hard place here. I have to prove it's not the current version of

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Andy, Thanks very much for your thoughtful consideration. I do indeed see a *Prev* button... I understand about the risks of reverting back to a previous version, however, I may have no choice for political rather than technical reasons. Thanks again! Blaine Andy Koppe wrote: On 26

RE: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:08:58 +0100 Subject: Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin? From: andy To: cygwin I'd recommend against using the Prev button. It gives you a rather random collection of old packages, where some are years older than the current one and others just

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Karl M wrote: Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:08:58 +0100 Subject: Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin? From: andy To: cygwin I'd recommend against using the Prev button. It gives you a rather random collection of old packages, where some are years

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On Fri, 27 Aug 2010, Andy Koppe wrote: Greetings, Andy, On 26 August 2010 20:24, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: On 8/26/2010 3:03 PM, Blaine Miller wrote: PS... I read in the archives the following quote... Rerun 'setup.exe' and pick Prev. There is no such option that I can find... Look at

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On 8/27/2010 7:05 PM, Peter A. Castro wrote: On Fri, 27 Aug 2010, Andy Koppe wrote: Question: would anyone miss the Prev button if it were to disappear? Yes, I, for one, would miss it. While it may give a random collection of old packages, for packages that are actively maintained it does

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On Fri, 27 Aug 2010, Charles Wilson wrote: On 8/27/2010 7:05 PM, Peter A. Castro wrote: On Fri, 27 Aug 2010, Andy Koppe wrote: Question: would anyone miss the Prev button if it were to disappear? Yes, I, for one, would miss it. While it may give a random collection of old packages, for

How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

I'm having cron and ssmtp issues with the new(er) version of Cygwin, 1.7.x.y. Barring getting these items straightened out, how do I revert to an older version? I've been installing from a network setup.exe. I don't believe this leaves a copy on a local system. My co-workers tell me there has

How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

I'm having cron and ssmtp issues with the new(er) version of Cygwin, 1.7.x.y. Barring getting these items straightened out, how do I revert to an older version? I've been installing from a network setup.exe. I don't believe this leaves a copy on a local system. My co-workers tell me there has to

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On 8/26/2010 2:41 PM, Blaine Miller wrote: I'm having cron and ssmtp issues with the new(er) version of Cygwin, 1.7.x.y. Barring getting these items straightened out, how do I revert to an older version? I've been installing from a network setup.exe. I don't believe this leaves a copy on a

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

On 8/26/2010 3:03 PM, Blaine Miller wrote: snip PS... I read in the archives the following quote... Rerun 'setup.exe' and pick Prev. There is no such option that I can find... Look at the page where you select packages, just above the list of packages and to the right, next to the Category

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Larry, I agree with you 100%. I'm getting heat from the folks above me to get Cygwin up and operational. We're using it to scp and rsync files from several linux boxes to a Cygwin-ed Windows 2003 box. Then we run Symantec Backup Exec for Windows to do tape backups of the resulting

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Thanks! I read the Doc, but must have missed the Cur and Prev mentions... I'll read more carefully next time... Thanks again... Blaine Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: On 8/26/2010 3:03 PM, Blaine Miller wrote: snip PS... I read in the archives the following quote... Rerun 'setup.exe' and

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Larry, Again, I agree. I'm between a rock and a hard place here. I have to prove it's not the current version of Cygwin (also read *free*) and new hardware (read *costs them some money*). I have related to you and others at Cygwin user list both of my issues of cron possibly causing a

RE: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Larry Hall (Cygwin) sent the following at Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:24 PM Look at the page where you select packages, just above the list of packages and to the right, next to the Category button. Cur is the default selected radio button. Prev is one of the other options. There is also honest

Re: How/Where do I get an older version of Cygwin?

Thanks Barry, Got it! Appreciate your time and assistance very much... Blaine Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote: Larry Hall (Cygwin) sent the following at Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:24 PM Look at the page where you select packages, just above the list of packages and to the right,