cygwinports has many new versions of various tools
At the time i write this it has 1.8.3.4
New, simplified installation instructions:
- Use the latest Cygwin installers (at least version 2.829): setup-x86.exe for 32-bit, or setup-x86_64.exe for 64-bit. (Note that
many packages have not yet been ported to x86_64.)Launch setup-*.exe with the -K flag, e.g.:
cygstart — /path/to/setup-x86.exe -K http://cygwinports.org/ports.gpg
On Choose Installation Type page, select “Install from Internet”.
- On Choose Download Site(s) page, select a distro mirror, then enter ftp://ftp.cygwinports.org/pub/cygwinports in the User URL field
and press Add (making sure that both are highlighted).
- Alternatively, you can use a sourceware mirror, but if you do, you must use one hosted on a different server than your selected
distro mirror.- Proceed with package selection and installation, making sure to install any indicated dependencies.