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 older than the >> current one and others just a couple of weeks. There's no guarantee >> that those disparate versions will actually work together properly, in >> fact, it's very likely that things will break. It sure doesn't get >> tested. >> >> Going back to the previous version of a particular package is useful >> when there's a regression in the latest version, but doing the same >> across the whole distro, not so much. Cygwin 1.5 and setup-legacy.exe >> is the way to go if you want something old and unsupported that >> actually works. >> >> Question: would anyone miss the "Prev" button if it were to disappear? >> > I agree with eliminating it. > > ...Karl > > -- Hello! I agree!
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