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2004-01-11 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>

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* Makefile.in: Add new target for single-file User's Guide, use new
        cygwin.dsl for output.
        * cygwin.dsl: New file, DSSSL stylesheet for custom Cygwin output.
        * cygwin-api.in.sgml: Update to DocBook SGML 4.2 DTD.
        * cygwin-ug-net.in.sgml: Update to DocBook SGML 4.2 DTD.
        * cygwin-ug.in.sgml: Update to DocBook SGML 4.2 DTD.
        * cygwinenv.sgml: Correct some tags. Add description of default values
        to ntsec, export, and error_start items.
        * dll.sgml: Add explanation of cyg prefix for DLLs.
        * effectively.sgml: Use systemitem tag for names of Cygwin packages.
        * how-programming.texinfo: Add example to FAQ entry.
        * pathnames.sgml: Add discussion of /proc filesystem.
	* setup-net.sgml: Correct some typos and grammar.
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Joshua Daniel Franklin
2004-01-11 08:32:09 +00:00
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
<sect1><title>Internet Setup</title>
<para>To install the Cygwin net release, go to <ulink
URL="http://cygwin.com/">http://cygwin.com/</ulink> and click on <ulink
URL="http://cygwin.com/">"Install Cygwin Now!"</ulink>. This will
URL="http://cygwin.com/setup.exe">"Install Cygwin Now!"</ulink>. This will
download a GUI installer called <command>setup.exe</command> which can
be run to download a complete cygwin installation via the internet.
Follow the instructions on each screen to install Cygwin.
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ For each selected mirror site, <command>setup.exe</command> downloads a
small text file called <literal>setup.bz2</literal> that contains a list
of packages available from that site along with some basic information about
each package which <command>setup.exe</command> parses and uses to create the
chooser window. For details about the format of this file, see
<ulink URL="http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html#setup.ini">
http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html</ulink>.
chooser window. For details about the format of this file, see
the <ulink URL="http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html">
setup.exe homepage</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
The chooser is the most complex part of <command>setup.exe</command>.
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ will install only the packages in the <literal>Base</literal> category
and their dependencies, resulting in a minimal Cygwin installation.
However, this will not include many commonly used tools such as
<command>gcc</command> (which you will find in the <literal>Devel</literal>
category).
category). Since <command>setup.exe</command> automatically selects
dependencies, be careful not to unselect any required packages. In
particular, everything in the <literal>Base</literal> category is
required.
</para>
<para>
You can change <command>setup.exe</command>'s view style, which is helpful
@@ -191,7 +194,8 @@ though mirrors have at least one previous version and occasionally there
is a testing or beta version of a package available. To see these package,
click on the <literal>Prev</literal> or <literal>Exp</literal> radio button.
Be warned, however, that the next time you run <command>setup.exe</command>
it will try to replace old or experimental versions with the latest.
it will try to replace old or experimental versions with the current
stable version.
</para>
</sect2>