Greetings, tlake@twcny.rr.com! >>> I uninstalled and deleted the entire cygwin64 directory and >>> reinstalled using the defaults. The download time was much shorter but >>> I still can't compile anything with the C compiler even with no anti-virus >> running. > >> Base cygwin installation is a POSIX userspace and essential Cygwin tools, it >> does not include any compilers at all, quite predictable. > >>> I'm surprised the default installation doesn't include make or dir.h. > >> Why it should? > Why? Because from a Windows perspective it seems like the whole purpose of > Cygwin is to be able to compile source code to run under Windows. It should > include the tools to do that in the default setup. From the very first page of http://cygwin.com/ : What... ...is it? Cygwin is: - a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows. - a DLL (cygwin1.dll) which provides substantial POSIX API functionality. Ability to compile programs is almost a byproduct of ability to compile itself. >>> Adding make was no problem but it took me a while to find a package >>> that contains dir.h. > >> I think we need a "build-essential" metapackage. > Exactly! I'm primarily a Windows programmer. I only compile Linux and Unix > programs when I have no other choice and I certainly don't know all the ins > and outs of those OSes. Anything that makes Cygwin easier for Windows > programmers is welcome! If you want to compile native Windows programs, Cygwin is likely not the tool you need. -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Wednesday, August 29, 2018 17:57:40 Sorry for my terrible english...BKCB؛[H\ܝΈY[K؛[\˚[BTNY[K٘\KB[][ێY[K˚[B[XܚXH[ΈY[K[ [XܚXK\[\CBB