Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2002/05/15/09:19:23
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf AT redhat DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:33 PM
> To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
> Cc: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: setup releases
>
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 05:36:33PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> >The last couple of setup.exe uploads you've done have been faulty in
> >one way or another - linked against cygwin1.dll, not stripped.
>
> I've already explained why I linked against cygwin. IMO,
> your configury is badly BADLY broken, at least for cross
> builds. It is probably broken for native builds, too.
I don't recall any details on how it's broken. I'll happily tweak it to
be better for cross builds. At this point, all I know is that 'it worked
for me'.
> The not stripping was obviously an oversight.
>
> When I was making setup releases, I had my own procedures for
> uploading things. Your moving of the repository broke that
> for me, however. That's ok. I didn't anticipate that I'd be
> making releases again.
Neither did I.
> It is my preference not to make setup releases. I'm not
> going to sit around and watch people complaining about
> problems for days without trying to help, however.
And I appreciate your assistance. I've tried to reproduce the faults,
but with no joy. That makes it kinda hard to fix.
Rob
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