On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 12:26:46PM +1100, Luke Kendall wrote: >On 02/10/2014 07:34 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> The 64 bit Cygwin distribution doesn't yet come with as many packages >> as the 32 bit version, but more packages will be available over time. > >You're going to be repeating that same message for some time, I reckon, >Corinna! The following small idea might add some interest, show the >approaching tipping point, and might even motivate some people to help >with some 64 bit packages. Assuming you have the number of packages >handy, you could replace the above wording with something like this:
I doubt that anyone has the number of packages handy. >The 64 bit Cygwin distribution now has $num_pk_64 packages, compared >with $num_pk_32 in the 32 bit version. Seems like busywork for no real gain. The package maintainers are well aware of the fact that they need to roll out 64-bit versions of their packages. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
