On 2025-08-06 08:07, Vadim (vadcx) via Cygwin-apps wrote:
From: "Vadim (vadcx)" <[email protected]>
I couldn't figure out how to build cygutils and got confused along
the way, where the repository is supposed to be and how maintainer's
patches should be applied.
Start with the package source summary page:
https://cygwin.com/packages/summary/cygutils-src.html
to get to the packaging repo:
https://cygwin.com/cgit/cygwin-packages/cygutils/
which you can clone from the https URI there;
although there is still a historical cygwin-apps repo also:
https://cygwin.com/cgit/cygwin-apps/cygutils/
but chere has no source summary page, just package:
https://cygwin.com/packages/summary/chere.html
so the source package cygports there should be your start point, as there does
not appear to be any packaging repo pushed as yet.
The apps repos maintainer (Jon or alternate) can create one with available
history.
Patches must apply cleanly against the HEAD of main/master or equivalent.
You may need to bump versions > I remember finding an e-mail exchange between
Mark and someone else
about cygutils' packaging and version numbering... yes it's a hurdle
for a newbie like me.
PS: First two e-mail patches ever :)
Vadim (vadcx) (1):
cygstart: add 'runas' as option to elevate privileges like UAC
src/cygstart/cygstart.1 | 4 ++++
src/cygstart/cygstart.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher but when there is no more to cut
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