Hi Cygwin friends and users,
I just released Cygwin 1.7.27. This is mainly a bugfix release. To install 32-bit Cygwin use http://cygwin.com/setup-x86.exe To install 64 bit Cygwin use http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe The 64 bit Cygwin distribution doesn't yet come with as many packages as the 32 bit version, but more packages will be available over time. If you're already running a 32 bit version of Cygwin on 64 bit Windows machines, you can continue to do so. If you're planning a new install of Cygwin on a 64 bit Windows machine, consider to use the new 64 bit Cygwin version, unless you need certain packages not yet available in the 64 bit release. What changed: ------------- - Don't create native symlinks with target paths having long path prefixes "\\?\" if the target path is shorter than MAX_PATH characters. This works around a Windows 8.1 bug: The ShellExecuteW fails if the lpFile parameter points to a native NTFS symlink with a target path prefixed with "\\?\". Fixes: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-12/msg00101.html Bug Fixes --------- - Some devices, like, /dev/dsp are no longer detected due to the new use of \Device\Null for devices which have no real handle. Fixes: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-12/threads.html#00000 - Cygwin could easily run out of file handles. Fixes: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-12/threads.html#00000 Have fun, Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple