* Kevin Ison (2004-02-16 14:47 +0100) > I have been using cygwin for a few months now and reading through the > documentation and FAQs it mentions that I can update the software packages > installed with the setup program that I used to install cygwin. > > It doesnt seem to work though. When I run the setup program it does not > return any newer version of the software packages I have already installed. > I am running version 1.5.5 of cygwin and I know the latest version is 1.5.7 > . My question is how do I get newer versions of those packages I have > already installed. I did not delete the subfolders that setup originally > created. According to what I read when I run the setup program it should > get the latest or current versions of packages available. Is there > something I need to do to insure I always get a current list?
*sigh* Yeah, choose "Install from Internet" on the third setup screen. Thorsten -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/