Re: How to update libraries

Thanks for the suggestions. GetGnuWin32 is ok for what it is meant to 
(though I myself use another tool I posted to the list once).

It is however not for my personal use I ask and I can not assume that 
all the users know (or want to know) very much about the update tool. It 
must be easy to use, inform users about update etc.

I do not believe GetGnuWin32 can fit that description, or?



McCullough, Ryan wrote:
> What is wrong with Mathias Michaelis' tool GetGnuWin32? Maybe the best thing
> to do is make that tool more prominent and help him in his development of it
> to make the getgnuwin32 tool easier/better?
> 
> -Ryan 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lennart
> Borgman
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 5:03 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [GnuWin32-Users] How to update libraries
> 
> After a discussion on Emacs developers list I realized that we ought to be
> very concerned about updating libraries we are sending to users. 
> There could be security flaws in these libraries and they may need immediate
> updating or disabling.
> 
> I currently distribute the image libraries with EmacsW32 (see
> http://ourcomments.org/Emacs/EmacsW32.html). I do not know what I should to
> with the image libraries now.
> 
> This problem is especially difficult with libraries since the user may not
> be aware of what libraries a program uses. What should I do? Add a "check
> for update" menu entry? Discontinue to distribute the libraries? 
> Could gnuwin32 have some service that makes this easier?
> 
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