Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: Cygwin 1.7.28-2

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>]

On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 12:26:46PM +1100, Luke Kendall wrote:
>On 02/10/2014 07:34 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> The 64 bit Cygwin distribution doesn't yet come with as many packages
>> as the 32 bit version, but more packages will be available over time.
>
>You're going to be repeating that same message for some time, I reckon, 
>Corinna!  The following small idea might add some interest, show the 
>approaching tipping point, and might even motivate some people to help 
>with some 64 bit packages.  Assuming you have the number of packages 
>handy, you could replace the above wording with something like this:

I doubt that anyone has the number of packages handy.

>The 64 bit Cygwin distribution now has $num_pk_64 packages, compared
>with $num_pk_32 in the 32 bit version.

Seems like busywork for no real gain.  The package maintainers are
well aware of the fact that they need to roll out 64-bit versions
of their packages.

cgf

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