Re: [Dev-C++] Compiling cygwin
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 07:52:42AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> > -----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.
Easy now -- I'm not criticising the Cygwin installer, and maybe you're
right, and it will fit perfectly. I think what we're trying to say is we
don't want two install processes, and not knowing that the Cygwin setup
was readily customisable, writing a simple one from scratch seemed the
easiest.
>From what you've said, maybe we should use the bit that installs the
dll, sets up the filesystem, and whatever else needs to be done and then
hand over to apt / dselect / whatever. (Disclaimer: sorry if this is
wrong, not seen the code and don't have time ATM)
--
John Ineson
``Is LaTeX hard to use? It's easy to use if you're one of the 2% of the
population who thinks logically and can read an instruction manual.'' -- LL
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