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@subtitle (Only partially updated for the latest net release.)
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@author You can always find the latest version of this FAQ at @file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/faq/}.
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@c Something better than this is needed!
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@c @author This version of the FAQ is maintained by David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk>. It is possible thanks to contributions from the Cygwin community.
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@author You can always find the latest version of this FAQ at @file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/faq/}.
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@setfilename faq.txt
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@subsection Where's the documentation?
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There are links to quite a lot of it on the main Cygwin project web
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page: @file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/}. Be sure to at least
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page: @file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/}. Be sure to at least
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read any 'Release Notes' or 'Readme' or 'read this' links on the main
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web page, if there are any.
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There is a comprehensive Cygwin User's Guide at
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html}
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html}
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and an API Reference at
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html}.
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html}.
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There is an interesting paper about Cygwin from the 1998 USENIX Windows
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NT Workshop Proceedings at
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/usenix-98/cygwin.html}.
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/usenix-98/cygwin.html}.
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You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at
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@file{http://www.fsf.org/manual/}. (You should read GNU manuals from a
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@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ for a list of them.)
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@subsection What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?
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Comprehensive information about the Cygwin mailing lists can be found at
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/lists.html}.
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/lists.html}.
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To subscribe to the main list, send a message to
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cygwin-subscribe@@sourceware.cygnus.com. To unsubscribe from the
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main list, send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@@sourceware.cygnus.com.
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cygwin-subscribe@@sources.redhat.com. To unsubscribe from the
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main list, send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@@sources.redhat.com.
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In both cases, the subject and body of the message are ignored.
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Similarly, to subscribe to the Cygwin annoucements list, send a message
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to cygwin-announce-subscribe@@sourceware.cygnus.com. To unsubscribe,
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send a message to cygwin-announce-unsubscribe@@sourceware.cygnus.com.
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to cygwin-announce-subscribe@@sources.redhat.com. To unsubscribe,
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send a message to cygwin-announce-unsubscribe@@sources.redhat.com.
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If you are going to help develop the Cygwin library by volunteering for
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the project, you will want to subscribe to the Cygwin developers list,
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by-approval lists.
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There is a searchable archive of the main mailing list at
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/cygwin/}. There is an alternate
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/}. There is an alternate
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archive, also searchable, at @file{http://www.delorie.com/archives/}.
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Cygwin mailing lists are not gatewayed to USENET, so anti-spam measures
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@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ is going on). They are only intended for those people who wish to
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contribute code to the project. If you aren't going to be happy
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debugging problems in a buggy snapshot, avoid these and wait for a real
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release. The snapshots are available from
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http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/snapshots/
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http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/snapshots/
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@subsection How is the DOS/Unix CR/LF thing handled?
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net release.)}
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There's documentation that explains the process on the main Cygwin
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project web page (http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/).
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project web page (http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/).
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@subsection How can I set a breakpoint at MainCRTStartup?
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@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ question.
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@strong{(Please note: This section has not yet been updated for the
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latest net release. However, there was a discussion on the cygwin
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mailing list recently that addresses this issue. Read
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/cygwin/2000-06/msg00688.html} and
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2000-06/msg00688.html} and
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related messages.)}
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You must execute the following sequence of five commands, in this
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below.
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Whichever you choose, the first step is to open an ftp mirror site near
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you from @file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}. Then
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you from @file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}. Then
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go to the 'latest' directory, download @code{setup.exe} and save that to
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an @strong{empty temporary directory}. While you're there, download the
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README file and read it. Then read it again.
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At the next prompt, choose to install from the Internet ('i'). This is
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the default.
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Setup will connect to sourceware.cygnus.com to read a list of mirror
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Setup will connect to sources.redhat.com to read a list of mirror
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sites. Choose one from the list, or choose 'other' to supply your own.
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If you supply your own, you must provide a full URL, not just the ftp
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hostname. Setup will then proceed to download and install all packages
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@subsubsection Error message: "Unable to retrieve the list of cygwin mirrors..."
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This means that @code{setup.exe} could not make an http connection to
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}. This is
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required for an internet ('i') install. Either sourceware.cygnus.com was
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}. This is
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required for an internet ('i') install. Either sources.redhat.com was
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too busy, or there is a problem with your network. Note that
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@code{setup.exe} has very limited proxy functionality for firewalls, and
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depends on IE4 or later being installed and configured properly. If you
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automatically. If you notice an error here, such as a broken link, a
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site that's down, or an ommission, please notify the FAQ maintainer.
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You can always find an up-to-date list of mirrors at
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}.)}
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}.)}
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@c Just commenting out unreachable sites now, though problem could have
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@c been transient or a simple typo. It would be nice to automate this,
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@item North America:
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@itemize @bullet
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@item California: @file{ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/sourceware/cygwin/}
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@item California : @file{ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/} (This
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@item California : @file{ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/cygwin/} (This
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is the "master" site, and is almost always too busy to permit logins.)
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@item Tennessee: @file{ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu/pub/cygwin/}
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@end itemize
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@section The Cygwin Project WWW Site
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The main WWW page for the Cygwin project is
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@file{http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/}. There you will find a
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@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/}. There you will find a
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great many links to additional resources and related sites.
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You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at
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for the Cygwin library. This is available for purchase; please
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contact sales@@cygnus.com for more information.
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All other questions should be sent to the project
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mailing list cygwin@@sourceware.cygnus.com.
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mailing list cygwin@@sources.redhat.com.
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Note that when we say "free" we mean freedom, not price. The goal of
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such freedom is that the people who use a given piece of software
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