Alexander M. Batishchev wrote:
Hi.
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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 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
