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From: "Andrew Cottrell" <acottrel AT ihug DOT com DOT au>
To: <djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>, "Charles Sandmann" <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Refresh Proposal
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 10:36:22 +1100
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> For the refresh, I propose we update the following files:
>
>   djdev203  Release with crtical bugs fixed, new images work on W2K/XP
>   djlsr203  Source
>   djcrx203  Cross builds (I'd really like someone to test this!)
>   mak3791b  Highly nesting, simple update
>   2953 family (nesting)
>   bnu2112b  (rename issues)
>
> I'm sure there are some other suggestions
Only one addition that I can think of that may make a difference if people
want to re-build thinks, that is :-
    Bash 2.04

> It turns out I have binaries to repackage all of the above done except
> bnu2112b.  With the above list done the goal would be to make Win2K/XP
> self hosting again via simtel - if something is broken then the user
> could fix it himself with a recompile/build of a package.
100% agree, but they propbably won't re-build the packages, instead they
will compain that package X doesn't work on 2K or XP. If this occurs then it
may be worth updateding these packages as and when required.

Andrew