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> From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:09:33 GMT
> > 
> > I did a version check on the other packages, and this is what I have:
> > D:\>dir %DJGPP%\..\manifest\*.ver
> > 
> > 09/09/2001  09:58p                  37 rhid149b.ver
> > 02/04/2002  11:07a                  62 djtzn204_alpha_win2k.ver
> > 11/08/2001  05:01p                  36 bsn130b.ver
> > 01/05/2000  04:44p                  38 djdev203.ver
> 
> ... snip more of same ...
> 
> Some time ago I suggested that the weekly FAQ include dates in the
> list of current packages, which would avoid this sort of thing.

I don't see how that would help in this case: a user could still have
old versions of software, and whoever tries to help him solve a
particular problem will still want to know what those versions are.
Especially since there are quite a few people who make their own
binaries, sometimes with patched/unreleased libraries.