Re: Quick query about Windows versions

2020-03-31 Thread Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via Cygwin-apps
On 31/03/2020 17:24, ASSI wrote: > Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via Cygwin-apps writes: >> Just thought I should ask: is there a perferred version of Windows to >> build packages on, or does it not matter? > Whatever supported version of Windows you use, I'd say. > >> I currently build on Windows 7, foll

Re: socat test 2.0.0-b9-1

2020-03-31 Thread Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps
Am 31.03.2020 um 18:19 schrieb ASSI: Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps writes: It will also make a hypothetical future upgrade hard. Is 2.0.0-1 major of 2.0.0-b9-1 ? Upstream would probably say yes, but they might chose to release a 2.0.1 instead. The problem is how setup logic will judge. In

Re: Quick query about Windows versions

2020-03-31 Thread ASSI
Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via Cygwin-apps writes: > Just thought I should ask: is there a perferred version of Windows to > build packages on, or does it not matter? Whatever supported version of Windows you use, I'd say. > I currently build on Windows 7, following the tradition of building on > the

Re: socat test 2.0.0-b9-1

2020-03-31 Thread ASSI
Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps writes: > It will also make a hypothetical future upgrade hard. > > Is 2.0.0-1 major of 2.0.0-b9-1 ? Upstream would probably say yes, but they might chose to release a 2.0.1 instead. > PS: I wonder if having a test version 4 years old that is clearly not > moving at

Quick query about Windows versions

2020-03-31 Thread Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via Cygwin-apps
Hi all, Just thought I should ask: is there a perferred version of Windows to build packages on, or does it not matter? I currently build on Windows 7, following the tradition of building on the oldest supported platform, but I have no idea if this is needed with Cygwin. Hamish 0x87B761FE07F5