Re: want to continue using Cygwin 1.5

2010-04-04 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 4/4/2010 12:50 AM, prakash babu wrote: Since MS-DOS style path is not supported by chmod in Cygwin 1.7, I want to continue using Cygwin 1.5 on my new Windows box. Seems like a long way to go to keep support for a minor feature, which was buggy to start with. While it's certainly

Re: want to continue using Cygwin 1.5

2010-04-03 Thread Mark Geisert
prakash babu writes: > Please let me know how to download and install cygwin 1.5 Cygwin 1.5 is no longer supported. But if you still want it anyway, go to the Cygwin home page and look for the word "legacy". The link nearby will take you to another page where you can download setup-legacy.exe.

want to continue using Cygwin 1.5

2010-04-03 Thread prakash babu
Since MS-DOS style path is not supported by chmod in Cygwin 1.7, I want to continue using Cygwin 1.5 on my new Windows box. I dont see cygwin 1.5 setup.exe in the main and the mirror sites. Please let me know how to download and install cygwin 1.5 thanks, Prakash -- Problem reports