> > Would it be possible to create a short "how-to" for installing the most > > recently "known-to-work-with-Windows-7" version of Cygwin (presuming that > > old versions remain accessible indefinitely...). Alternately, how one can > > download a repository now that is compatible with Windows 7 and useable for > > installing Cygwin in anticipation of the upcoming loss of support. > > As these milestones occur I will make notes in the Cygwin Time Machine > concerning the ending release snapshot and installers, like what I have
> for the last XP release. [Michel LaBarre] Peter, thanks for reminding me of the Time Machine. I had heard of it but never had occasion to use it. If I understand the "dead simple instructions" correctly, to install the latest XP-compatible 64-bit Cygwin for example, I would run (on an XP system): setup-x86_64-2.874.exe http://ctm.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2016/08/3 0/104235 -X and all the correct packages would be presented in the setup GUI and fetched from your archive. And I could re-run the same command to install additional packages. If that is the correct, perhaps in the case of iconic last-versions (XP,Win7,...), you might explicitly list "deader simpler instructions" with the actual setup invocations referring to the correct archives. (Thanks in advance - the time machine is huge service.) > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
