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2009-07-23 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.ipv6): Try to clarify OS specific support.
* faq-what.xml (faq.what.supported): Add Windows 7 and 2008 R2.
* new-features.sgml: Add "and later" to rcmd news.
2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* Makefile.in (all): Fix wrong target names.
(cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net-nochunks.html.gz): Ditto.
(cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.pdf): Convert to use docbook2pdf.
(cygwin-api/cygwin-api.pdf): Ditto.
2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq: Throughout, revert references to User's Guide to default URL.
2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-misc): Add stdc++ new/delete wrappers.
2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Add WCONTINUED, WIFCONTINUED.
2009-07-20 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-charsetlist): Fix ISO88-59-13 and -15
codepage numbers.
2009-07-08 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* pathnames.sgml: Fix typo.
2009-07-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Add fpurge and mkstemps to new
API functions.
2009-07-01 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
Clean up some sources.redhat.com references.
2009-06-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.setup-fails-on-ts): Fix another typo.
2009-06-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.setup-fails-on-ts): Fix typo.
2009-06-23 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.setup-failes-on-ts): Change rebaseall to
rebase.
2009-06-23 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.setup-failes-on-ts): New FAQ entry.
2009-06-19 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-misc): Add new link libs.
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Explain locale-specific wcwidth
feature.
2009-06-12 Ken Brown <kbrown@cornell.edu>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.emacs): Update.
2009-06-04 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml: Add changes to console BS and Space key.
2009-05-26 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
Change explicitely to explicitly throughout.
2009-05-15 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-console): Disable section for now.
2009-05-14 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.upgrade-mountpoints): New entry.
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.directory-structure): Align example to
latest mount output.
* pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Add note about upgrade helper scripts
to create /etc/fstab and /etc/fstab.f/${USER}.
2009-05-14 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml: Add automounting of /, /usr/bin, and /usr/lib.
* pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Be more verbose about POSIX and
Win32 paths.
(mount-table): Add "auto" flag. Add a paragraph about /usr/bin and
/usr/lib.
(pathnames-mount-ex): Enhance flags output.
2009-05-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Sort mount options and add override
option. Add description of root mount handling.
2009-05-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml (pathnames-unusual): Talk about using UTF-8 in C
locale.
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-problems): Ditto.
2009-05-06 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml: Fix entry explaing how the homedir is evaluated
according to recent change.
2009-04-07 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-console): New section to explain
console character set setting.
* faq: Throughout, change references to User's Guide to references
to 1.7 User's Guide temporarily.
* faq-setup.html (faq.using.unicode): Rephrase slightly.
(faq.using.weirdchars): New FAQ entry for console charset problems.
2009-04-06 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Remove JIS from supported
charsets.
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-charsetlist): Ditto.
2009-04-06 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-problems): Change title to be more clear
when referencing this section.
2009-04-03 Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
* Various syntactical and semantical fixes throughout.
2009-04-01 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking): Rename.
(faq.using.ipv6): New IPv6 FAQ.
* gdb.sgml: Remove incorrect statement about Insight.
2009-03-31 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-problems): Fix an incomplete sentence.
2009-03-31 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.unicode): Modernize.
(faq.api.symlinkstoppedworking): Move here from faq-api.xml.
2009-03-30 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.bloda): Update with new entries.
2009-03-26 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add text to explain new UTF-16 symlinks.
* faq-api.xml: Add FAQ entry "Why do some of my old symlinks don't
work anymore?"
* new-features.sgml: Fix symlink text. Add new UTF-16 symlinks.
* overview2.sgml: Add text about new UTF-16 symlinks and potential
problems with old symlinks.
* pathnames.sgml: Fix typo.
* setup2.sgml: Extend text about problems with symlinks.
2009-03-26 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml: Replace GB2312 with GBK.
* setup2.sgml: Ditto.
2009-03-25 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Add a note that ASCII SO handling isn't foolproof
under all circumstances.
2009-03-25 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml: Add missing GB2312 and eucKR character sets.
* pathnames.sgml: Change "DOS devices" title to "Invalid filenames"
and rephrase that section.
Add section "Filenames with unusual (foreign) characters".
Fix an emphasis.
* setup-net.sgml: Integrate setup-locale section.
* setup2.sgml: Add locale variables to section "Environment Variables".
Add section "Internationalization".
2009-03-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml: Add section about chaged (no)winsymlink default.
2009-03-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Move "codepage:xxx" to the removed options section.
Change text accordingly.
* new-features.sgml: Try to explain new way to define character sets.
2009-03-18 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwin-ug-net.in.sgml: Update date.
* cygwinenv.sgml: Fix codepage:utf8 text in terms of setting
environment variables.
* new-features.sgml: New file describing new Cygwin 1.7 features.
Layout is preliminiary only.
* overview.sgml: Insert content of new-features.sgml.
2009-03-18 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* overview2.sgml: Remove reference to CYGWIN=binmode.
* textbinary.sgml: Ditto. Rephrase certain paragraphs to match
Cygwin 1.7 behaviour. Add popen(3) and pipe(2) behaviour. Make
quite clear that binmode is preferred. Add *mode.o files to
description for developers.
2009-03-09 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Try to be more clear explain raw devices.
2009-03-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml: Rework UTF FAQ to accommodate latest setlocale
change in newlib.
2009-03-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Remove reference to managed mountpoints in mount
entry example.
2009-02-23 Dr. Volker Zell <dr.volker.zell@oracle.com>
* faq-using.xml: Rework XEmacs FAQ.
2009-02-14 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml: Fix usage of ampersand in NT emacs script.
2009-02-14 Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
* faq-using.xml: Expand Emacs entries.
2009-02-13 Nahor <nahor.j+gmane@gmail.com>
* overview.sgml: Fix 1.7 release date.
2009-02-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwin-api.in.sgml: Fix API section layout.
2009-02-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Add a cygdrive section.
2009-02-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Replace "binmode" with new "binary" output of mount.
2009-02-12 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-using.xml: First cut on Emacs.
2009-02-12 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-setup.xml: Revamp for Cygwin 1.7.
* faq-using.xml: Ditto.
2009-02-11 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-programming.xml: Revamp (mostely) for Cygwin 1.7.
* faq-what.xml: Ditto.
2009-02-11 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* Makefile.in (FAQ_SOURCES): Define FAQ sources.
(faq/faq.html): Depend on FAQ sources.
(faq/faq-nochunks.html): Ditto.
* faq-api.xml: Revamp for Cygwin 1.7.
* faq-problems.xml: Remove.
* faq-sections.xml: Accommodate removal of faq-problems.xml.
* faq.xml: Ditto.
2009-02-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Rephrase the "Case sensitive filenames" chapter
slightly.
2009-01-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Add requirement for world-readability of special
/etc files.
2009-01-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Add section about accessing /etc files.
2009-01-21 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygserver.sgml: Remove the "How to use the Cygserver services"
section.
* cygwinenv.sgml: Move "(no)server" to the removed options section.
* faq-programming.xml: Remove CYGWIN=server requirement for running
the Cygwin testsuite.
* ntsec.sgml: Ditto for using `passwd -R'.
2008-12-15 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* gcc.sgml: Use 'bash$' as Cygwin prompt throughout.
* gdb.sgml: Ditto.
* pathnames.sgml: Ditto. Fix the @ expansion example.
2008-12-13 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* pathnames.sgml: Convert some backslashes to slashes.
2008-12-11 Christian Franke <franke@computer.org>
* pathnames.sgml: New section for /proc/registry. Document registry
name encoding.
2008-12-04 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Fix typo.
2008-12-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Revamp parts of the doc for clearness.
2008-12-02 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Fix a few typos.
2008-12-02 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygserver.sgml: Fix cross reference to the ntsec documentation.
2008-12-02 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygserver.sgml: Document new feature to store hidden passwords
for seteuid.
2008-12-02 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Finishing up changes for 1.7.
2008-12-01 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Further changes for 1.7. Switch from "NT" to "Windows".
Add preliminary text. Try to be more clear in description. Remove
useless chapters. Finish the permission related chapters.
2008-11-30 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* faq-using.xml: Remove assertion that lpr doesn't exist.
* faq-what.xml: Remove ancient who's who data.
2008-11-25 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* overview2.sgml: Reorganize and make minor wording changes.
2008-11-25 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* overview2.sgml: Clarify unix-specific automatic updates section.
2008-11-25 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
Suggested by Valerio Bigiani <vbigiani@yahoo.it>:
* overview2.sgml: Add text that no automatic updates are provided.
2008-11-11 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add description for upcaseenv option.
2008-09-22 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* setup2.sgml: Clarify heap allocation.
2008-08-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Move description for (cyg,not)exec mount options
from utils.sgml here. Clarify nouser mount points.
2008-07-18 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Move binmode option to list of removed options.
2008-07-17 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* Revamp documentation for Cygwin 1.7, part 1.
2008-07-01 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* Makefile.in: Temporarily add ability to generate pdfs.
2008-06-26 Fred Korz <korz_fred@emc.com>
* effectively.sgml: Correct subject-verb agreement, missing verb
(typo), preposition and (definite vs indefinite) article use.
2008-06-19 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* faq-using.xml: Add more words about multiple cygwins.
2008-04-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwin-api.in.sgml: Add std-susv4 section to Compatibility chapter.
2008-04-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Drop description of "transparent_exe" option.
2007-29-12 Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.bloda): New entry.
(faq.using.firewall, faq.using.anti-virus): Link to faq.using.bloda.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.hang): Likewise link to faq.using.bloda.
2007-12-16 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* pathnames.xml: Fix a typo.
2007-09-25 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* faq-what.xml: Remove paragraph about and link to stoneage old
history.html file.
2007-08-24 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* dll.sgml: myprog.ca -> myprog.c
2007-08-12 Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
* faq-programming.xml: Clarify where to run "make check".
2007-07-18 Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.console-window): Mention FHS location of
docs and remove outdated reference to ash.
2007-06-29 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwin-api.in.sgml: Remove authorgroup and revhistory.
* cygwin-ug.in.sgml: Add Joshua Daniel Franklin to authorgroup.
Remove revhistory.
* legal.sgml: Update dates.
2007-06-05 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwin-api.in.sgml: Accommodate new "Compatibility" section layout.
2006-12-12 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Drop description of "traverse" option.
2006-08-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall): Mention Safe Mode
requirement for accessing the Security tab in XP Home.
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.chmod): Mention FAT32.
2006-08-09 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* overview2.sgml: Remove inaccurate "full support for windows
pathnames" clause.
2006-08-01 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Document [no]dosfilewarning option.
2006-07-18 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Change text for the order in which executables
are evaluated.
2006-06-01 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.automated): New FAQ.
2006-05-30 Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com>
* faq-api.xml (faq.api.winsock): Replace references to depracated
Win32_Winsock macro with __USE_W32_WINSOCK, and enlarge on details.
2006-05-24 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* configure.in: Update to newer autoconf.
(thanks to Steve Ellcey)
* configure: Regenerate.
* aclocal.m4: New file.
2006-04-04 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.adjusting-heap):
Clarify argument parameter sizes.
* faq-using.xml (faq.using.chmod):
Improve chmod FAQ.
2006-03-18 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Rename fork_retry to proc_retry since it has turned
out to be more general than just fork.
2006-03-13 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Explain about new fork_retry CYGWIN environment
variable setting.
2006-03-07 Bas van Gompel <cygwin-patch.buzz<at>bavag.tmfweb.nl>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add missing </para> at transparent_exe.
2006-02-05 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Explain transparent_exe option.
2006-02-01 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.what-packages):
Mention new cygcheck -p option.
2006-01-27 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.building-cygwin):
Move cocom to the build requirements.
2006-01-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.building-cygwin):
Simplify instructions, and remove tar usage basics.
2006-01-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.ipc): Add new FAQ about
cygserver and its relation to the "Bad system call" error.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall-all): Mention postgresql.
* overview2.sgml: Update security info on shared memory.
2006-01-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.building-cygwin): Add
list of packages required for building and exact check instructions.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall-service): New instructions
on uninstalling a cygwin service.
(faq.setup.uninstall-all): Reference new service uninstall FAQ.
2006-01-25 Igor Peshansky <pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu>
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.snapshots): Rename DLL using Windows tools.
2006-01-18 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in : Remove references to old texinfo FAQ.
* calls.texinfo : Remove.
* changes.texinfo : Remove.
* copy.texinfo : Remove.
* faq.texinfo : Remove.
* history.texinfo : Remove.
* how-api.texinfo : Remove.
* how-programming.texinfo : Remove.
* how-resources.texinfo : Remove.
* how-using.texinfo : Remove.
* how.texinfo : Remove.
* install.texinfo : Remove.
* readme.texinfo : Remove.
* relnotes.texinfo : Remove.
* what.texinfo : Remove.
* who.texinfo : Remove.
2006-01-12 Igor Peshansky <pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu>
* doctool.c (scan_directory): Ignore "CVS" directories.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.setup): Correct URL typo.
(faq.setup.snapshots): Clarify.
2005-12-30 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* relnotes.texinfo: Remove entry about hyperthreaded processor.
2005-12-30 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* faq-problems.html: Remove entry about hyperthreaded processor.
2005-12-12 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-programming.xml: Add note about struct stat64.
2005-12-03 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-setup.xml: Add note about clean_setup.pl.
* faq-using.xml: Remove unnecessary line of elisp.
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
* faq-sections.xml: Remove copyright section, link to license.html
* faq-programming.xml: Remove confusing reference to Red Hat.
* faq-what.xml: Reword "supported" FAQ.
2005-09-15 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml (ntea): Add some wording to scare people away
from using this option.
2005-08-26 Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
* faq-using.xml: Add 'net use' hint to network shares FAQ.
2005-08-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Remove extra anchor to make NN4 happy.
* faq.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
* faq-resources.xml: Link instead of duplicating info.
* faq-using.xml: Split out services and network shares FAQ.
* faq-what.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
2005-08-17 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* textbinary.sgml: Correct incorrect information about ability to
specify text mode in fopen().
2005-08-05 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwin.dsl: Add default DOCTYPE and output filename.
* Makefile: Update to switch FAQ from texinfo to DocBook.
* faq.xml: New file.
* faq-api.xml: New file.
* faq-problems.xml: New file.
* faq-programming.xml: New file.
* faq-resources.xml: New file.
* faq-sections.xml: New file.
* faq-setup.xml: New file.
* faq-using.xml: New file.
* faq-what.xml: New file.
2005-07-10 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Update tty section to mention rxvt and xterm.
* how-programming.texinfo: Update GPL section of CVS FAQ.
* how-using.texinfo: Expand FAQ about out of date packages.
* setup-net.sgml: Add troubleshooting setup.exe section.
2005-07-08 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* how-using.texinfo: Fix typos.
2005-06-20 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-resources.texinfo: Update section on cygwin-developers.
* how-using.texinfo: Add FAQ about firewall software. Update
section on mounting and specifically note using managed mounts.
2005-06-03 Max Kaehn <slothman@electric-cloud.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Add "How do I load cygwin1.dll dynamically
from a Visual Studio or MinGW application?"
2005-05-28 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-using.texinfo : Update the mkdir -p section to reflect
changes in handling network drives.
2005-05-18 Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
* install.texinfo ("How do I uninstall..."): Rewrite to cover
removing services, dealing with permissions, and other common
tasks for removing Cygwin completely.
2005-05-08 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Replace MAKE_MODE entry with FAQ about
execvp errors and cygexec.
2005-04-20 Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
* pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Indicate that user-specific
mounts override system-wide.
2005-04-20 Gerd Spalink <Gerd.Spalink@t-online.de>
* fhandler-tut.txt: Update description to cygwin 1.5.13
2005-04-19 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Mention that check_case is deprecated.
2005-04-16 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add new words for (no)traverse option.
2005-03-30 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* how-using.texinfo: Add more words to the "multiple DLL" section.
2005-03-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Mention generic-build-script in
packaging FAQ.
2005-03-19 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Remove incorrect libm.a note.
2005-03-05 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* pathnames.sgml: Clarify binmode/textmode behavior slightly.
* textbinary.sgml: Ditto.
2005-03-03 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-api.texinfo: Add Pierre's security text.
2005-02-23 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* README: New file.
2005-01-31 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add words for (no)traverse option.
2005-01-29 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* install.texinfo: Update setup.exe snapshot URL.
* ntsec.sgml: Add Pierre's Windows 2003 text.
2005-01-28 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* how-using.texinfo: Change text about using shortcuts.
2005-01-22 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-api.texinfo: Make snapshot URL an HTML link.
* how-programming.texinfo: Add details about building a
debugging version of the DLL.
* how-using.texinfo: Correct rxvt README location.
* install.texinfo: Add mount -m note to uninstall instructions.
2005-01-21 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Remove obsolete w32api instructions and add
some words about unpacking net release .tar.bz2.
2004-12-30 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* path.sgml: Encode programming example with CDATA.
* overview.sgml: Add notes about SUS, newlib, and ash.
* overview2.sgml: Add notes about /usr/share/doc/Cygwin.
2004-12-27 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Update to use xmlto.
* cygwin.dsl: Change into DocBook XSL stylesheet for xmlto.
* pathnames.sgml: Correct documentation of mount behavior.
2004-12-24 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygserver.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* cygwin-api.in.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* cygwin-ug-net.in.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* cygwin-ug.in.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* cygwinenv.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* dll.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* effectively.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* filemodes.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* legal.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* ntsec.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* overview.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* overview2.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* pathnames.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* setup-net.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* setup2.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* textbinary.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
* utils.sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.
2004-12-02 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygserver.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problem.
* how-resources.texinfo: Add man and info to documentation FAQ.
* how-using.texinfo: Add more detail to Unicode FAQ.
* install.texinfo: Finally apply Pierre's patch from 2003-03-03.
* relnotes.texinfo: Add note about hyperthreading reports.
2004-09-30 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-using.texinfo: Fix typo. Add note about "Install For All Users"
2004-09-30 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Add gcj note to WinMain@16 FAQ.
* how-using.texinfo: Add FAQ about network shares and authentication.
* install.texinfo: Add "Where is make" to FAQ subtitle.
2004-09-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: smbntsec is not on by default.
2004-09-14 Christopher Faylor <cgf@timesys.com>
* what.texinfo: Fix two typos reported on cygwin list.
2004-09-02 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* textbinary.sgml: Change default mode for non-mounted paths to binary.
2004-07-16 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-resources.texinfo: Update documentation to /usr/share/doc.
* how-using.texinfo: Add paragraph about find -noleaf.
2004-06-14 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Add section about Visual Studio linking.
2004-06-13 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq.texinfo: Move outdated calls.texinfo to readme.texinfo.
* how-api.texinfo: Fix typos.
* how-programming.texinfo: Fix typos.
* how-resources.texinfo: Fix typos.
* how-using.texinfo: Fix typos.
* install.texinfo: Fix typos.
* readme.texinfo: Move outdated calls.texinfo to readme.texinfo.
2004-05-21 Brian Ford <ford@vss.fsi.com>
* pathnames.sgml: Remove /dev/kmem from the supported POSIX
device list.
* cygwinenv.sgml: Fix typo in check_case description.
2004-03-30 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* ntsec.sgml: Replace chapter numbers with <link>s,
replace release-numbers in <title>s with descriptions.
2004-03-30 Ronald Landheer-Cieslak <ronald@landheer.com>
* ntsec.sgml: Fix typos, correct chapter numbers.
2004-03-29 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Fix /dev/srX description.
2004-03-28 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Make list in .lib FAQ enumerative.
2004-03-28 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Add note about gcc .lib linking.
* pathnames.sgml: Mention create_devices.sh for /dev/ creation.
2004-03-27 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygserver.sgml: New file.
* using.sgml: Include Cygserver docs.
2004-03-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add example for CYGWIN=error_start.
* pathnames.sgml: Update list of /dev/ devices.
2004-02-22 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Fix problem links in faq0.html file.
* what.texinfo: Remove outdated 'recent' history.
2004-02-19 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Remove incorrect ^Z information. Add
some tags to server option description.
* textbinary.sgml: Remove incorrect ^Z information.
2004-02-16 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add server option description.
2004-02-04 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Generate monolithic faq0.html file.
2004-01-24 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* dll.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* effectively.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* gcc.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* ntsec.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* pathnames.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* setup-net.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* textbinary.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
* windres.sgml: Cleanup minor markup problems.
2004-01-20 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Remove unused cygwin-ug and cygwin-api-int
targets from default build.
* how-using.texinfo: Add information about 8-bit character
display to FAQ.
* setup2.sgml: Add information about 8-bit character display
to "Setting up Cygwin".
2004-01-15 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* setup-net.sgml: Add "internet-setup" id anchor.
* overview.sgml: Update "What is it?" section. Add links to
"Is it free software?" section. Update "Brief History" section.
* overview2.sgml: Rewrite "Expectations for {Windows,Unix}"
as "Quick Start for those more experienced with {Windows,Unix}".
2004-01-11 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* 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.
2003-09-01 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Remove description how to mount raw devices and
dicourage it. Desparately try to make usage of raw devices a bit
clearer.
2003-07-31 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* effectively.sgml: New file, "Using Cygwin Effectively with Windows".
* legal.sgml: Update year in copyright notice.
* using.sgml: Include "Using Cygwin Effectively with Windows" section.
2003-07-15 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* pathnames.sgml: Use correct registry key. Clarify '@' operation.
2003-07-03 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* ntsec.sgml: Reword references to "ntsec patch".
2003-05-08 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwin-ug-net.in.sgml: Remove outdated revision information and
author's names.
2003-04-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* gcc.sgml: Remove outdated "WinMainCRTStartup" references. Add a
hellogui.c example.
2003-03-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* setup-net.sgml: Make suggested additions to setup.exe documentation
2003-03-23 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* setup-net.sgml: Improve setup.exe documentation
2003-03-22 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* setup-net.sgml: Document setup.exe
2003-02-07 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* how.texinfo: Add more w32api words.
2003-02-07 Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu>
* ntsec.sgml: Add note on special names for missing user/group.
2002-12-18 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* overview2.sgml: Remove CTRL-Z discussion.
* cygwinenv.sgml: Expand on CYGWIN=binmode.
2002-11-10 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Document _WIN32 more fully.
2002-10-22 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* ntsec.sgml: Correct some minor grammatical errors.
2002-10-22 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* dll.sgml: Simplify dll build instructions.
2002-09-11 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.html: Add chapter for switching user context w/o password.
2002-08-29 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* how-api.texinfo: Remove a line from the CRLF discussion about lseek
not working. Answer thread safe question more simply.
2002-08-27 Nicholas Wourms <nwourms@netscape.net>
* calls.texinfo: Add getc_unlocked, getchar_unlocked, putc_unlocked
and putchar_unlocked.
2002-08-21 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* dll.sgml: Remove indirect reference to older gccs.
2002-06-22 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* dll.sgml: Refine dll build instructions.
2002-08-21 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* ntsec.html: Correct some typos.
2002-07-23 Nicholas Wourms <nwourms@netscape.net>
* calls.texinfo: Add fcloseall and fcloseall_r.
2002-06-24 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Clean up text for examples of /etc/passwd and /etc/group.
Add examples with SIDs. Warn about changing them crudely.
2002-06-21 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* what.texinfo: Fix typo.
2002-06-02 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* how-programming.texinfo: Add more words to the "how to build".
2002-03-01 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* overview.sgml: Fix 'more more' typo.
2002-01-12 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* overview.sgml: Fix Red Hat cygwin contract link.
* what.texinfo: Ditto.
2002-01-01 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* Makefile.in: Duh. Actually use bzip2 to create the tarball. Don't
just change the name.
2002-01-01 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* Makefile.in: Make .bz2 tarball.
2001-12-11 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
* what.texinfo: Clarify XP.
2001-12-03 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
Cleanup copyrights and Cygnus'isms throughout.
* setup.sgml: Nuke ancient instructions.
Tue Oct 16 18:02:00 2001 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Cleanup raw device text to be more coherent.
Tue Oct 16 17:14:00 2001 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Add description for new fixed device paths.
Fri Sep 7 12:47:47 2001 Michael Schaap <cygwin@mscha.com>
* how-resources.texinfo: Add some additional words about where to find
documentation.
Wed Jun 13 13:54:35 2001 Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
* who.texinfo: Oops. Add a couple of important folk.
Wed Jun 13 13:45:44 2001 Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
* who.texinfo: Remove email addresses. Modernize.
Tue May 29 21:30:07 2001 Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
* Makefile.in: Tweak to attempt to accomodate older texi2html.
Tue May 29 16:24:46 2001 Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
* Makefile.in: Accomodate newer versions of docbook and openjade.
Thu Apr 12 23:52:00 2001 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add text for `check_case' option.
Fri Mar 2 12:42:00 2001 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add text for `winsymlinks' option.
* how-api.texinfo: Add text to explain new symlinks==shortcuts
and the CYGWIN setting `(no)winsymlinks'.
* how-using.texinfo: Add text that Cygwin now treats shortcuts
as symlinks.
2001-02-07 Eric M. Monsler <emonsler@beamreachnetworks.com>
* setup2.sgml: Add docs about domain accounts.
Thu Dec 21 15:03:29 2000 Edward M. Lee <tailbert@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Fix typo in <filename>. Add missing </para>.
Tue Dec 19 21:06:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Add text for `smbntsec' option.
Sat Nov 18 23:50:12 2000 Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Remove CYGWIN=strace option. Update CYGWIN options.
* setup2.sgml: Remove CYGWIN=strace example.
* how-programming.texinfo: Remove stuff about CYGWIN=strace.
Thu Oct 26 10:00:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Slight changes. Fix some errors.
Thu Oct 26 9:35:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Changed the (now incorrect) hint that ntsec only
uses access allowed ACEs.
Fri Sep 29 23:52:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.sgml: Add documentation about raw block special
devices and tape devices to the "POSIX devices" chapter.
Fri Aug 18 15:51:06 2000 Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
* fhandler-tut.txt: hinfo -> dtable.
Thu Jul 20 13:01:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Add description for the new setuid ability
of Cygwin since release 1.1.3.
* overview2.sgml: Add description for new chroot functionality.
* calls.texinfo: Add missing calls. Change comments for
setuid, setgid, seteuid, setegid, chroot.
Tue May 3 0:25:00 2000 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* ntsec.sgml: Revisited description of `ntsec' according to
the changes in release 1.1.
* setup.sgml: Include ntsec.
* setup-net.sgml: Ditto.