Re: How to bring ddrescue up to date?

2015-12-14 Thread Webbed . Pete
Christian wrote: >I will provide ddrescue 1.21 soon after its release. Great! I worked out how to build a new version for myself (but not the test 1.21 versions... how do I make a .sig file?) The new features make a HUGE difference. I can still see some room for improvement, but not much. I

Re: How to bring ddrescue up to date?

2015-12-13 Thread Christian Franke
Webbed.Pete wrote: (First time poster here. Hi all ;) ) Welcome! The ddrescue package has not been updated in cygwin since 2013. However, the underlying app has gone through a LOT of improvement since then, all the way through this month. I will provide ddrescue 1.21 soon after its release.

How to bring ddrescue up to date?

2015-12-13 Thread Webbed . Pete
(First time poster here. Hi all ;) ) The ddrescue package has not been updated in cygwin since 2013. However, the underlying app has gone through a LOT of improvement since then, all the way through this month. Questions: * How best to request an update by the maintainer? * How hard for me to