Remove distinction between latest and contrib in list of packages.

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David Starks-Browning 2001-05-29 14:42:07 +00:00
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@ -5,22 +5,20 @@ Unlike previous net releases such as B20.1 and earlier, there is no
monolithic "full" or "usertools" installation. Rather, you can pick and monolithic "full" or "usertools" installation. Rather, you can pick and
choose the packages you wish to install, and update them individually. choose the packages you wish to install, and update them individually.
The following packages are available with the current release, in their The following packages are available with the current release:
respective directories:
@table @samp @example
@item latest ash autoconf automake bash binutils bison byacc bzip2 clear cpio crypt
ash autoconf bash binutils bison byacc bzip2 clear common crypt cygwin cvs cygrunsrv cygwin dejagnu diff expect file fileutils findutils flex
dejagnu diff expect fileutils findutils flex gawk gcc gdb gperf grep gawk gcc gdb gdbm gettext ghostscript gperf grep groff gzip inetutils
groff gzip inetutils less login m4 make man mt opengl openssh openssl irc jbigkit jpeg less libpng login lynx m4 make man mingw mt mutt ncftp
patch regex sed shellutils tar tcltk termcap texinfo textutils time vim ncurses newlib-man opengl openssh openssl patch pcre perl popt
w32api postgresql python readline regex rxvt sed sh-utils squid ssmtp tar tcltk
tcsh termcap tetex-beta texinfo textutils tiff time unzip vim w32api
wget which xpm xpm-nox zip zlib
@item contrib @end example
cvs gdbm gettext jbigkit jpeg libpng ncurses readline tiff xpm zlib
@end table
Full source code is available for all packages and tools. Full source code is available for all packages and tools.
@ -155,13 +153,9 @@ what happened that wasn't supposed to happen, etc.
@subsection What's the difference between packages in @samp{latest} and @samp{contrib}? @subsection What's the difference between packages in @samp{latest} and @samp{contrib}?
Good question! That very issue has been debated on the There is no difference as far as @code{setup.exe} is concerned, and you
@samp{cygwin-apps} mailing list. Check the list archives if you want to should not worry about this either. The distinction is more historical
know more. Start at @file{http://cygwin.com/lists.html}. than practical.
But it really doesn't matter, and there is no distinction as far as
@code{setup.exe} is concerned. By default, it will install all packages
from both @code{latest} and @code{contrib} directories.
@subsection My Windows logon name has a space in it, will this cause problems? @subsection My Windows logon name has a space in it, will this cause problems?