Re: GNOME on cygwin

[Raul Acevedo <raul@cantara.com>]

So why are there GNOME packages in Cygwin?  What is actually in them?

On Aug 4, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin X) wrote:

> On 8/4/2010 2:20 PM, Raul Acevedo wrote:
>> I'm a little confused about GNOME on Cygwin.  Cygwin installer claims to have
>> a whole GNOME section, but I can't find basic applications like
>> gnome-terminal or gnome-text-editor.  Google shows there are ports of GNOME
>> for Cygwin; but then why does the installer have a GNOME section that only
>> seems to have libraries and bitmaps?
> 
> Because those ports aren't part of the distribution and are, therefore,
> not supported by cygwin.com.
> 
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> A: Yes.
>> Q: Are you sure?
>>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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