Re: Is it possible to install cygwin application passing the setup?

Re: Is it possible to install cygwin application passing the setup?

[Alexander M. Batishchev]

Hello.
Thanks a lot for information you provided, it helps a lot!	
My formula to make using Cygwin magnificent:
Create batch with body 'call "D:\Cygwin\bin\%1" %2 %3 ..'
Add the directory contains it to %PATH%
Call anything via 'cygwin foo -?'
Cheers!

PS.
Please also tip me what does 'commandeer someone else's threads for your own use' means? What I did, unfortunately, wrong?

-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:25 AM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Is it possible to install cigwyn application passing the setup?

Alexander M. Batishchev wrote:
> Hi.

Hello.  Please don't commandeer someone else's threads for your own use.
If you have a new question for this list, just send a new message.

> Is it possible to install an application from cigwyn via any method, except
> setup?
> What for is there Cygwin Package List search, if the result for example
> 'uname' contains nothing about 'where a package or file lives in the Cygwin
> release'?
> Maybe I'm wrong, please tip me how to do that.

'setup.exe' is the supported way to install any Cygwin package.  While
one could certainly find another way to properly install a package, it
wouldn't be supported by this list and you'd miss out on all the fun of
installing it through 'setup.exe'. ;-)   The 'Cygwin Package List' page,
<http://cygwin.com/packages/> , is used to find out what package a
particular utility is in.  The intent is that a user that knows what
utility he/she wants but not which package has it can find this out.
Armed with the package name of the desired utility, the user can then
use 'setup.exe' to install that package.  Using your example, if I
simply type in 'uname' to the search, it returns a number of hits.
Installing all of these packages will get you 'uname' but that would
be overkill (especially since some of the packages returned from this
simple search are source. ;-) )  If you instead use '/bin/uname', you'll
see you get a much smaller list and that you're pointed to the
'coreutils' package exclusively.  Installing 'coreutils' with 'setup.exe'
gets you 'uname'.

FWIW, 'cygcheck -p /bin/uname' will get you the same information, if you
have an active Internet connection at the time that you initiate the
command.

-- 
Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX
Holliston, MA 01746



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Re: Is it possible to install cygwin application passing the setup?

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Alexander M. Batishchev wrote:
> Hello.
> Thanks a lot for information you provided, it helps a lot!	
> My formula to make using Cygwin magnificent:
> Create batch with body 'call "D:\Cygwin\bin\%1" %2 %3 ..'
> Add the directory contains it to %PATH%
> Call anything via 'cygwin foo -?'
> Cheers!

Glad it helped you.

> PS.
> Please also tip me what does 'commandeer someone else's threads for your
> own use' means? What I did, unfortunately, wrong?

You replied to someone else's message, changed the subject, and typed your
question into the body of that reply.  The email list to which you send your
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<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-12/msg00586.html>

If you reply to someone else's message to start your own, new question, it
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall (Cygwin)
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:25 AM
> To: cygwin 
> Subject: Re: Is it possible to install cigwyn application passing the setup?
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216 Dalton Rd.                          (508) 893-9889 - FAX
Holliston, MA 01746

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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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