Re: [Bug-gnubg] gnubg for Windows

[Philippe Michel]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2018 at 11:25:23AM -0400, Timothy Y. Chow wrote:
> It's been a long time since I've tried to download and install gnubg, but 
> I just got a new laptop, and I was surprised to find that the website 
> www.gnubg.org doesn't seem to work any more.  Using a link in an old email 
> message of Michael Petch's---
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnubg/2015-04/msg00019.html
> 
> ---I have managed to download and install version 1.05.000 on my 64-bit i7 
> laptop running Windows Pro, but I was wondering if there is a better 
> version for me to be using.

The various Windows builds are accessible directly at 
http://files.gnubg.org/media/windows/

What you got is the last released 1.05 Windows version.

There were some 1.05 development builds that didn't led to a release, 
the latest being gnubg-1_05_001-dev5-20150928-setup.exe Even if it is 
not an official release, this file would be a better choice since it 
fixes some bugs and has no known regressions.

After a two years hiatus there was an officiel 1.06.001 version,
gnubg-1_06_001-20171216-setup.exe but it suffers from a major bug on 
Windows (it crashes if used on anything but a fairly small screen). It 
might work for you depending on your laptop resolution but would 
probably crash if you use an external screen.

Finally there is gnubg-1_06_001-dev-20180521-setup.exe that fixes the 
above bug and a few other problems and is (close to) what will be the 
forthcoming 1.06.002.

I would be nice if you could use this last version and report potential 
blocking issues.

I