Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-03-02 Thread cyg Simple
On 2/26/2018 12:45 PM, Jon Turney wrote: > > You might find the code in [1] a good starting point for an alternate > implementation, which doesn't require renaming the executable. > > [1] https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00054.html Chris Faylor: >> >> Sounds wonderful but couldn't

Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-28 Thread Achim Gratz
cyg Simple writes: > That point was already addressed by Jon and my retort was that the issue > could be resolved by supplying a symlink for the name without the version. You still failed to provide an evidence of the benefits outweighing the drawbacks. Also, I'm neither buying your argument

Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-27 Thread cyg Simple
On 2/27/2018 10:32 AM, Marco Atzeri wrote: > On 27/02/2018 15:32, cyg Simple wrote: >> On 2/26/2018 12:45 PM, Jon Turney wrote: > >> I'll take a look at your reference and provide comment under a different >> response.  However, not versioning the file isn't something I am >> promoting as I am of

Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-27 Thread Marco Atzeri
On 27/02/2018 15:32, cyg Simple wrote: On 2/26/2018 12:45 PM, Jon Turney wrote: I'll take a look at your reference and provide comment under a different response. However, not versioning the file isn't something I am promoting as I am of the belief that the delivered executable should have a

Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-27 Thread cyg Simple
On 2/26/2018 12:45 PM, Jon Turney wrote: > On 26/02/2018 17:10, cyg Simple wrote: >> On 2/26/2018 9:02 AM, Jon Turney wrote: >>> This allows setup.ini to require a certain setup version, rather than >>> advise >>> a newer version when one is available. >>> >>> Unfortunately, versions of setup

Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-26 Thread Jon Turney
On 26/02/2018 17:10, cyg Simple wrote: On 2/26/2018 9:02 AM, Jon Turney wrote: This allows setup.ini to require a certain setup version, rather than advise a newer version when one is available. Unfortunately, versions of setup prior to this one don't implement this, but at least we have this

Re: [PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-26 Thread cyg Simple
On 2/26/2018 9:02 AM, Jon Turney wrote: > This allows setup.ini to require a certain setup version, rather than advise > a newer version when one is available. > > Unfortunately, versions of setup prior to this one don't implement this, but > at least we have this going forward. > > When we want

[PATCH setup] Add setup-minimum-version: to setup.ini

2018-02-26 Thread Jon Turney
This allows setup.ini to require a certain setup version, rather than advise a newer version when one is available. Unfortunately, versions of setup prior to this one don't implement this, but at least we have this going forward. When we want to start using this, we can break backwards