On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM Brian Inglis <brian.ing...@systematicsw.ab.ca> wrote: > > [Please CC/Reply All as I am not subscribed] > > On 2022-01-21 08:04, Nathan Hartman wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 1:10 PM Brian Inglis > > <brian.ing...@systematicsw.ab.ca> wrote: > >> On 2022-01-18 09:00, Nathan Hartman wrote: > >>> I think it makes sense to list it under the Windows heading to keep it > >>> near the other Windows-based options. > > >> Curl lists it under but separate "Windows - Cygwin" which is similar to > >> their Linux distro listings and is probably clearer: > >> https://curl.se/download.html > > > Ah, thanks for this! > > What is the canonical way to install Subversion in the Cygwin > > environment? I ask because our Binary Packages page at > > https://subversion.apache.org/packages.html gives the command (e.g., > > apt-get, pkg_add, brew, etc.) to install SVN on various Unices, so I'd > > like to do the same here. > > From OP: > "binary (also source) packages available for installation using the > Cygwin Setup program available from cygwin.com". > > Cygwin offers users only a native Windows GUI executable Cygwin Setup > program (built using Cygwin autotools and Mingw tools) available for > x86_64 (and x86) arches downloadable from Cygwin [https://cygwin.com/]: > > "... > Installing Cygwin > > Install Cygwin by running setup-x86_64.exe > [https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe] > > Use the setup program to perform a fresh install or to update an > existing installation. [https://cygwin.com/install.html]"; > ... > 32 bit Cygwin > ... > You have been warned. If you're still sure you really need a 32 bit > Cygwin, and there's absolutely no way around it, you may run the > setup-x86.exe installer. [https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe] > The signature can be used to verify the validity of this binary. > [https://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe.sig]"; > > The Cygwin Setup program is manually downloaded (from home page via > browser, curl, wget/2, etc.) wherever the user decides and also supports > a command line interface which may involve GUI dialogs and windows > appearing, depending on how many of the many options you provide e.g. > > -g, --upgrade-also Upgrade installed packages also > -n, --no-shortcuts Disable creation of desktop and start shortcuts > -P, --packages PKG,... Specify packages to install > -q, --quiet-mode Unattended setup mode > -r, --no-replaceonreboot Disable replacing in-use files on next reboot > -v, --verbose Verbose output > > : basic commands > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P subversion,subversion-tools > : X GUIs > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P subversion-gnome,kdesvn > : file import utilities > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P svn-load,svn_load_dirs > : repo conversion utilities > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P git-svn,cvs2svn > : language interpreter bindings > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P subversion-perl,subversion-python,^ > subversion-ruby > : Apache module > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P subversion-httpd > : developer/maintainer headers, import libraries, and debug info > > .../setup-x86_64 -gnqrv -P subversion-devel,subversion-debuginfo,^ > kdesvn-debuginfo
Added to our staging site: https://subversion-staging.apache.org/packages.html#windows-cygwin (Done in r1897742 and r1897743) Feedback and corrections welcome! Cheers, Nathan
