Updated: findutils-4.3.10-1
Eric Blake
ebb9@byu.net
Sat Nov 17 05:17:00 GMT 2007
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A new release of findutils, 4.3.10-1, is available for use, leaving
4.3.8-1 as the previous version.
NEWS:
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This is a new upstream release, fixing several issues as documented below,
including all of the cygwin-specific patches that I was previously
maintaining. The release is marked beta upstream, but the 4.3 series has,
in general, been enough of an improvement over the stable 4.2 series that
I have focused on 4.3 releases as the primary cygwin release.
Although the news file mentions the partial addition of birthtime support,
it requires rebuilding from source against a cygwin snapshot to take
advantage of this feature, since birthtime will not be supported
officially until cygwin 1.7.0.
See also /usr/share/doc/findutils-4.3.10/.
DESCRIPTION:
============
The findutils package contains programs which will help you locate files
on your system. The find utility searches through a hierarchy of
directories looking for files which match a certain set of criteria (such
as a filename pattern). The xargs utility builds and executes command
lines from standard input arguments (usually lists of file names generated
by the find command). The locate utility scans a database of filenames
and displays matches. The updatedb utility builds the database for locate.
UPDATE:
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To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the
http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your system.
Save it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up 'findutils' from
the 'Base' category (it should already be selected).
DOWNLOAD:
=========
Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't
allowed due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to
find a mirror which has this update, please choose the one nearest to you:
http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html
QUESTIONS:
==========
If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin mailing list is
the appropriate place.
- --
Eric Blake
volunteer cygwin findutils maintainer
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