>* Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-09-09 15:25:51 -0400]: > > On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Sam Steingold wrote: > > > shouldn't setup.exe refuse to install 1.5.3 unless all packages that > > use 1.3 are also upgraded? like RPM and apt-get at al do?! > > I think you got it backwards. Cygwin 1.5 will run pre-1.5 programs > with no problems. It's when you get a program compiled for 1.5 with > an older DLL (e.g., 1.3.22) that you have a problem.
huh?! now I am thoroughly confused. thanks. :-) I thought that binary (in)compatibility went both ways: if you build against the old dll, you cannot run against the new one. PS please do not CC me. I read all lists to which I post. -- Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running w2k <http://www.camera.org> <http://www.iris.org.il> <http://www.memri.org/> <http://www.mideasttruth.com/> <http://www.honestreporting.com> It's not just a language, it's an adventure. Common Lisp. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
