diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index 0ce9423c7..3c2afe3ad 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-07-20 Andy Koppe + + * setup-net.sgml (setup-packages): Reflect removal of Prev button. + Also document Keep button and improve description of Exp button. + 2011-07-19 Yaakov Selkowitz * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.10): Document getconf(1). diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup-net.sgml b/winsup/doc/setup-net.sgml index 2f309efdc..83f0cbb66 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/setup-net.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/setup-net.sgml @@ -192,18 +192,23 @@ to close all Cygwin windows and stop all Cygwin processes before To avoid unintentionally upgrading, use the Pending view to see which packages have been marked for upgrading. If you don't want to upgrade a package, click on the new version number to -toggle it until it says Keep. +toggle it until it says Keep. All packages can be +set to stay at the installed version by pressing the Keep +button in the top right part of the chooser window. -The final feature of the setup.exe chooser is for -Previous and Experimental packages. -By default the chooser shows only the current version of each package, -though mirrors have at least one previous version and occasionally there -is a testing or beta version of a package available. To see these package, -click on the Prev or Exp radio button. -Be warned, however, that the next time you run setup.exe -it will try to replace old or experimental versions with the current -stable version. +A previous version of each package is usually available, in case downgrading +is required to avoid a serious bug in the current version of the package. +Packages also occasionally have testing (or "experimental") versions available. +Previous and experimental versions can be chosen by clicking on the package's +New column until the required version appears. + + +All available experimental packages can be selected by pressing the +Exp in the top right part of the chooser window. +Be warned, however, that the next time you run setup.exe +it will try to replace all old or experimental versions with the current +version, unless told otherwise.