On 10/12/2023 17:06, xvac--- via Cygwin wrote:
Hi,
I notice socat 1.8 release, so socat package in cygwin is outdate.
please up it to date, 1.8 has much new feature very useful.
thanks ;p
Do not spam the cygwin maintainer/packager list please
See :
https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.old-packages
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One month does not classify as "urgently need an update"
in my TODO list, but maybe Andrew can put your request
in the Christmas wish list
Regards
Marco
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