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rewrite (incl new heading) section on installing snapshots

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David Starks-Browning 2002-07-26 22:49:34 +00:00
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@ -225,16 +225,25 @@ It's up to you to deal with other changes you made to your system, such
as installing the inetd service, altering system paths, etc. Setup
would not have done any of these things for you.
@subsection Can I use setup to install snapshots?
@subsection How do I install snapshots?
No. It used to be possible, but not any more.
First, are you sure you want to do this? Snapshots are risky. They
have not been tested. Use them @strong{only} if there is a feature or
bugfix that you need to try, and you are willing to deal with any
problems.
If experimenting with developer snapshots from
@file{http://cygwin.com/snapshots/}, you should generally install the
full @code{cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2} update, rather than just the
DLL, otherwise some components may be out of sync. Cygwin tar won't be
Before installing a snapshot, you must first Close @strong{all} Cygwin
applications, including shells and services (e.g. inetd, sshd), before
updating @code{cygwin1.dll}. You may have to restart Windows to clear
the DLL from memory.
You cannot use Setup to install a snapshot.
You should generally install the full
@code{cygwin-inst-YYYYMMDD.tar.bz2} update, rather than just the DLL,
otherwise some components may be out of sync. Cygwin tar won't be
able to update @code{/usr/bin/cygwin1.dll}, but it should succeed with
everything else. The following steps should work:
everything else.
@enumerate
@ -252,22 +261,3 @@ to @code{C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll}.
@end enumerate
The obvious warnings about updating the cygwin package and using developer
snapshots apply:
@enumerate
@item Close @strong{all} Cygwin applications, including shells and services
(e.g. inetd), before updating @code{cygwin1.dll}. You may have to
restart Windows to clear the DLL from memory.
@item Snapshots are risky. They have not been tested. Use them
@strong{only} if there is a feature or bugfix that you need to try,
and you are willing to deal with any problems.
@item If you cannot download a snapshot from the main ftp distribution
site, use a mirror, and look in the @samp{snapshots} directory. You may
have to hunt for one that has a copy of the latest snapshot. Start at
@file{http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html}.
@end enumerate