From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14951 invoked by alias); 4 Aug 2010 19:43:24 -0000 Received: (qmail 14942 invoked by uid 22791); 4 Aug 2010 19:43:23 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RDNS_DYNAMIC,TO_NO_BRKTS_DYNIP X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from dsl081-061-238.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO cantara.com) (64.81.61.238) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:43:19 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.101] ([192.168.1.101]) (authenticated bits=0) by cantara.com (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o74JhCb2029890 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:43:12 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Subject: Re: GNOME on cygwin From: Raul Acevedo In-Reply-To: <4C59F8F2.9080100@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:43:00 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1233A014-F786-4CB3-AA8E-DE7F66621018@cantara.com> References: <51E09A68-429F-4082-BF51-25C41E574EDF@cantara.com> <4C59F8F2.9080100@cygwin.com> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com X-Spam-Score: -8.8 ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00,USER_IN_WHITELIST_TO [] X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-xfree-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2010-08/txt/msg00015.txt.bz2 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 GN= OME >> for Cygwin; but then why does the installer have a GNOME section that on= ly >> seems to have libraries and bitmaps? >=20 > Because those ports aren't part of the distribution and are, therefore, > not supported by cygwin.com. >=20 > --=20 > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 >=20 > _____________________________________________________________________ >=20 > A: Yes. >> Q: Are you sure? >>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? >=20 > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ > FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/