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RE: [Dev-C++] Compiling cygwin




> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Ineson [mailto:john@sneakerpimp.fsnet.co.uk] 
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:12 AM
> To: Jean-Michel POURE

> But yes, I think you're right that the Cygwin installer will 
> lead to conflicts and confusion. We probably want a separate 
> installer. It doesn't need to do much -- install the Cygwin 
> dll, create filesystem, install dpkg, apt-get base packages, 
> etc. No doubt a few other things too, but it shouldn't be a big deal.

I don't understand this. All of the above is trivial with the cygwin
setup.exe tool. It's nearly 100% data driven, and certainly can be
forked and rebranded easily. (See
http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html). But if you want to
make a new wheel, go ahead.

Rob


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