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Please, backport compress_gz.cc patch for setup-200206 branch wasRe: ntsec patch for setup
- From: Pavel Tsekov <ptsekov at gmx dot net>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:27:03 +0100 (CET)
- Subject: Please, backport compress_gz.cc patch for setup-200206 branch wasRe: ntsec patch for setup
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Pavel Tsekov wrote:
> I also propose this patch to be backported to the 200206 branch. It helps
> in cases where one does a new install and install a lot of packages.
>
> http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/setup/compress_gz.cc.diff?r1=2.5&r2=2.6&cvsroot=cygwin-apps
Is there any reason to not backport this patch ? Without it, one can
experience random crashes, which will effectively prevent her/him to
install Cygwin from scratch.
See also: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2002-07/msg00066.html