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2005-10-02 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>

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* faq-what.xml: Add 2003 and WOW64 to "supported" FAQ.
	* faq-programming.xml: Fix cygexec FAQ, building link.
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2005-10-02 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-what.xml: Add 2003 and WOW64 to "supported" FAQ.
* faq-programming.xml: Fix cygexec FAQ, building link.
2005-09-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq.xml: Remove copyright section, link to license.html

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@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ main GCC distribution, anyway.
<para>First of all, if you are using <literal>make -j[N]</literal>, then stop. It doesn't
work well. Also beware of using non-portable shell features in your
Makefiles (see tips at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC46">http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC46</ulink>).
Makefiles (see tips at <ulink
url="http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.shell-scripts" />).
</para>
<para>Errors of <literal>make: execvp: /bin/sh: Illegal Argument</literal> or
<literal>make: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long</literal> are often
@@ -91,17 +92,28 @@ the command-line limit. To enable cygexec for <literal>/bin</literal> and
<screen>
mount -X -b -f c:\cygwin\bin /bin
mount -X -b -f c:\cygwin\bin /usr/bin
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\strace.exe /usr/bin/strace.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\strace.exe /bin/strace.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\cygcheck.exe /usr/bin/cygcheck.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\cygcheck.exe /bin/cygcheck.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\tclsh84.exe /usr/bin/tclsh84.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\tclsh84.exe /bin/tclsh84.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\wish84.exe /usr/bin/wish84.exe
mount -x -b -f c:\cygwin\bin\wish84.exe /bin/wish84.exe
</screen>
<para>Note that you must specifically exclude <literal>strace</literal> and <literal>cygcheck</literal>,
which are not linked to the Cygwin DLL.
<para>Note that if you have Tcl/Tk installed, you must specifically exclude
<literal>tclsh84</literal> and <literal>wish84</literal>, which are linked
to the Cygwin DLL but are not actually Cygwin programs. If you have added
other non-Cygwin programs to a path you want to mount cygexec, you can find
them with a script like this:
</para>
<para>(See <ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount">http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount</ulink>
for more information.)
<screen>
#!/bin/sh
cd /bin; for f in `find . -type f -name '*.exe'`; do
cygcheck $f | (fgrep -qi cygwin1.dll || echo $f)
done
</screen>
<para>
See <ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount" />
for more information on using mount.
</para>
</answer></qandaentry>
@@ -464,12 +476,12 @@ same time. Remove all but one.
symbols that you see in gdb are basically meaningless. It is also a good
idea to use the latest code in case the bug has been fixed, so we
recommend trying the latest snapshot from
<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/snapshots/">http://cygwin.com/snapshots/</ulink> or build the DLL from CVS.
<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/snapshots/" /> or building the DLL from CVS.
</para>
<para>To build a debugging version of the Cygwin DLL, you will need to follow
the instructions at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC102">http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC102</ulink>. You
can also contact the mailing list for pointers (a simple test case that
demonstrates the bug is always welcome).
the instructions at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.programming.building-cygwin" />.
You can also contact the mailing list for pointers (a simple test case that
demonstrates the bug is always welcome).
</para>
</answer></qandaentry>

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@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ standard Windows command shell.
<answer>
<para>Cygwin can be expected to run on all modern 32 bit versions of
Windows, except Windows CE. This includes Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Windows, except Windows CE. This includes Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003
and the WOW64 32 bit environment on released 64 bit versions of Windows.
As far as we know no one is working on a native 64 bit version of Cygwin.
Since Cygwin is a community-supported free software project, patches to
provide support for other versions would be thoughtfully considered.
Paid support is available through a support contract with Red Hat. For
information about getting a Red Hat support contract, see
Paid support contracts or enhancements are available through Red Hat. For
information about getting a Red Hat support contract, see
<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/license.html" />.
</para>
<para>Keep in mind that Cygwin can only do as much as the underlying OS