> I'm new on Cygwin environment and I'm wondering if it's possible to "link" a > package that's already stored on my hard-drive, but it's out from the default > Cygwin folder. I'll be more precise: > My Cygwin environment is in C:\dev\cygwin, I need to manually install a > particular version of a package that's not available in the default remote > repository, for example libgimp2.0-dev (version 2.6.0) > > But I've already got it from the net! I've put it in C:\dev\gimp-dev (NOTE: > I'm trying to give some "modularity" to my Cygwin installation, that's the > reason why I didn't put it directly inside Cygwin folder, I would like to > replace gimp-dev with a newer version whenever I want). > > So, now I have a manually downloaded package in a folder that's OUTSIDE the > Cygwin environment. In this situation, when I want to compile something using > that package, gcc returns a linker error because (according to Cygwin) the > package libgimp2.0-dev doesn't exist. > > How can I make it visible to Cygwin without cut & paste it inside > C:\dev\cygwin? Should I add some environment variable? Thank you! > > P.S.: btw, I’ve posted the same question on Stackoverflow - sorry for the > repetition - so if you want you can reply from there: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19209265/add-a-package-to-cygwin-from-an-external-folder
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