Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, 1.6 windows

[Ben Pfaff]

I think this is fine.

On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 9:07 PM someone <maffydoit@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Friedrich, thanks very much. I'll download and try it out tomorrow.
>
> Ben, I'm not clear on what you mean. Do you mean you don't think it's 
> appropriate for the gnu page to -point to- a windows version of pspp? Why 
> not? I don't think this gnu page is -hosting- a windows binary, just pointing 
> to one hosted elsewhere.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gene
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
> To: someone <maffydoit@aol.com>
> Cc: tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com <tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com>; 
> public.ftr@gmail.com <public.ftr@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org 
> <pspp-users@gnu.org>
> Sent: Mon, Jun 13, 2022 8:41 pm
> Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, 1.6 windows
>
> I can change the links on gnu.org to point to a known-good Windows binary, 
> but I don't think it's appropriate to host Windows binaries (or other 
> binaries) at gnu.org.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Friedrich Beckmann <friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de>
> To: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
> Cc: someone <maffydoit@aol.com>; tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com 
> <tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com>; public.ftr@gmail.com 
> <public.ftr@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org <pspp-users@gnu.org>
> Sent: Mon, Jun 13, 2022 11:37 pm
> Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, 1.6 windows
>
> Hi all,
>
> i made a seperate windows 1.6.0 installer download directory
>
> https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/downloads/windows/1.6.0-release/
>
> and updated the web page. So now it points to the released 1.6.0 install exe.
>
> Thank you all
>
> Friedrich
>
> > Am 14.06.2022 um 02:41 schrieb Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>:
> >
> > I can change the links on gnu.org to point to a known-good Windows binary, 
> > but I don't think it's appropriate to host Windows binaries (or other 
> > binaries) at gnu.org.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 4:48 PM someone <maffydoit@aol.com> wrote:
> > Aren't the gnu.org pspp download and nightly build pages pointing to pspp 
> > at https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/ ? So would you have to change to 
> > where they both point? Or could the 1.6 build for windows on the nightly 
> > build page be moved to where the main gnu.org pspp download page points?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Gene
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
> > To: someone <maffydoit@aol.com>
> > Cc: tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com <tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com>; 
> > public.ftr@gmail.com <public.ftr@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org 
> > <pspp-users@gnu.org>
> > Sent: Mon, Jun 13, 2022 2:21 pm
> > Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, 1.6 windows
> >
> > I'm happy to update the webpage to point to a 1.6 build for Windows, if 
> > someone would like to recommend one.
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 9:27 PM someone <maffydoit@aol.com> wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > In my website, https://sites.google.com/site/gsocialchange/statsoft and in 
> > my report https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105959
> > I'd like to list the most recent version on the 'official'  or main 
> > download page  http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html
> >
> > I could list the nightly download page, but I'm much prefer to list the 
> > main download page, especially since the main download page says "The 
> > windows installers for nightly builds are untested nightly builds."
> > Unless this wording could change?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > gene
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Oren Ish-Shalom <tuna.is.good.for.you@gmail.com>
> > To: ft gmail <public.ftr@gmail.com>
> > Cc: pspp-users@gnu.org
> > Sent: Sun, Jun 12, 2022 10:41 pm
> > Subject: Re: pspp-1.6.0 released, 1.6 windows
> >
> > The windows installer currently in the pspp download page
> > is indeed 1.5 and not 1.6. But the nightly version is available there,
> > and it is 1.6, so maybe use the nightly version?
> >
> > On Sun, 12 Jun 2022 at 22:18, ft gmail <public.ftr@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The 1.6 version files down at the bottom of the download list are
> >     pspp-1.6.0.tar.gz    2022-06-01 00:35     9.1M
> >     pspp-1.6.0.tar.gz.sig    2022-06-01 00:35     833
> >
> > But how to use them with Windows ?
> > - ftr
> >
> > On 12/06/2022 12:44, John Darrington wrote:
> >> The download page is https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/
> >>  and this most certainly
> >> does have version 1.6 (scroll down to the bottom).
> >>
> >> Perhaps you were looking at a mirror site?  (some mirrors are a little slow
> >> getting updated).  So I suggest that you try a different mirror or use the
> >> primary download site (above).
> >>
> >> J'
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 10:49:51PM +0000, someone wrote:
> >>      Hi all
> >>      I hope everyone is healthy!
> >>      The website of pspp
> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/
> >>  says 1.6.0 has been released.
> >>      I went to the download page and got the version for windows. 
> >> pspp-1.5.3-g797d4c.exe.  This still seems to be the 1.5 version? At least 
> >> when i installed it on my windows pc, and clicked on about, it said 
> >> version 1.5.
> >>      Any plans for when the 1.6 version for windows to be released?
> >>      I know 1.6 is at the nightly untested builds.
> >>      Thanks
> >>      Gene
> >>
> >>
>