Yaakov (Cygwin/X) sent the following at Monday, August 22, 2011 12:38 PM >On Wed, 2011-08-17 at 08:57 +0000, Jason Spiro wrote: >> Thank you very much for creating and maintaining Cygwin Ports. >> >> Why aren't the packages in Cygwin Ports part of the >> http://www.cygwin.com Cygwin distribution? This would make the packages >> easier to install. > >Depending on the package in question, any one or more of the following >reasons: > >1) it provides a newer version or additional features not found in the >distro version of the same package; > >2) it depends on a package or version only available in Ports but not in >the distro; > >3) it hasn't been well tested yet; > >4) I haven't taken the time to go through the tedious ITP process for >the package (I maintain almost 2000 source packages). > >Once the distro's gcc4 is updated (which should be RSN), then I will be >able to move a lot of the overlaps (from the first two) back into the >distro.
Yaakov, Thanks for answering a question that I've had for years. I'd suggest that you add the above to the Cygwin Ports web page. And thanks for maintaining Cygwin Ports! Best wishes, - Barry Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
