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Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 14:26:33 -0400
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hi brian, thank you kindly for reply.  but which version of cygwin works
with the ps2 sdk?  and which version of the ps2sdk is the compatible one?
you didnt tell me that info sir.   its probably going back to the year 2005
or something sir . . .


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On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM Brian Inglis <
Brian DOT Inglis AT systematicsw DOT ab DOT ca> wrote:

> On 2026-05-14 13:23, Joseph Paul Barnett wrote:
> > i saw a few websites from the ps2 dev community about
> > cygwin being used in the past to be able to build ps2 sdk for homebrew.
> > but now it is not able to.  will you guys ever make it capable of
> building
> > ps2 sdk ever again?  i want to be able to build ps2sdk on windows 8
> without
> > needing to use WSL .  i built it on linux mint, but some people still
> want
> > to be able to use old operating systems like windows 8, or 7, or xp .
>  so
> > are you guys ever going to be able to build ps2sdk on x64 and x32 on old
> > windows Operating systems??
> >
> > please reply directly to me as i am not apart of the email list or any
> list
> > that you may maintain, im a stranger if you may ask . ..    i sent this
> > message to this email first  "doctor AT fruitbat DOT org" (peter castro)
> As Cygwin is a rolling release system, old package versions are not
> supported,
> so you will have to use the Cygwin Time Machine
>
>
> http://www.crouchingtigerhiddenfruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html
>
> to find and install the legacy package versions required to support legacy
> PS2
> SDK on legacy systems.
>
> --
> Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada
>
> La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
> non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to
> add
> mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to
> cut
>                                  -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
>

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