Question about repository structure

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> Some time ago a second directory structure appeared in Cygwin mirrors.
> They now have 'release' and 'release-2' folders, along with
> corresponding 'setup' and 'setup-2' .ini, .bz2, and .sig files.
> 
> Both appear to contain the same subfolders. The contents of the
> 'release' subfolders look like all release versions of GNU utilities,
> both current and archival, going back to 2002. Those in 'release-2' look
> like only the most current versions.
> 
> Are my interpretations correct? If so, which does the 'setup.exe'
> installer use? Can one of those two 'release' folders be deleted to
> allow the rest to fit on a DVD?

You can delete release-2/setup-2 for now.  These are the upcoming
1.7 series packages.  Unless you're a package maintainer, you don't
want these.

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