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Cygwin: doc: Remove executable name setup.exe from user guide
Use "Cygwin Setup program" and add a link to the homepage in some cases. Reported-by: David Dyck <david.dyck@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> (cherry picked from commit 4adb6c380659c6f74f7971ceb93c82558331f74a)
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@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ that the root path is <filename>C:\Cygwin</filename>. So it looks for the
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<filename>fstab</filename> file in <filename>C:\Cygwin\etc\fstab</filename>.
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The layout of this file is very similar to the layout of the
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<filename>fstab</filename> file on Linux. Just instead of block devices,
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the mount points point to Win32 paths. An installation with
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<command>setup.exe</command> installs a <filename>fstab</filename> file by
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default, which can easily be changed using the editor of your choice.</para>
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the mount points point to Win32 paths. On installation, a default
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<filename>fstab</filename> file is created, which can easily be changed
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using the editor of your choice.</para>
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<para>The <filename>fstab</filename> file allows mounting arbitrary Win32
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paths into the POSIX file system space. A special case is the so-called
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<title>NOTES</title>
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<para>To port applications you will need to install the development tools,
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which you can do by selecting <package>gcc</package> in
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<emphasis>setup.exe</emphasis> (dependencies are automatically handled).
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the Cygwin Setup program (dependencies are automatically handled).
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If you need a specific program or library, you can search for a
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<emphasis>Cygwin</emphasis> package containing it at:</para>
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<para>
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@ -21,17 +21,18 @@ than most UNIX-like operating systems; these are described in more detail in
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<xref linkend="using-effectively"></xref>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Use the graphical command <command>setup.exe</command> any time you want
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to update or install a Cygwin package. This program must be run
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manually every time you want to check for updated packages since Cygwin
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Use the graphical Cygwin Setup program (available from the
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/">Cygwin homepage</ulink>)
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any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. This program must
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be run manually every time you want to check for updated packages since Cygwin
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does not currently include a mechanism for automatically detecting
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package updates.
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</para>
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<para>
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By default, <command>setup.exe</command> only installs a minimal subset of
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By default, the Cygwin Setup program only installs a minimal subset of
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packages. Add any other packages by clicking on the <literal>+</literal>
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next to the Category name and selecting the package from the displayed
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list. You may search for specfic tools by using the
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list. You may search for specific tools by using the
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<ulink url="https://cygwin.com/packages/">Setup Package Search</ulink>
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at the Cygwin web site.
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</para>
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@ -40,9 +41,8 @@ After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
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the <literal>/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/</literal> directory.
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</para>
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<para>
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For more information about what each option in
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<command>setup.exe</command> means, see <xref
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linkend="internet-setup"></xref>.
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For more information about what each option in Cygwin Setup means,
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see <xref linkend="internet-setup"></xref>.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ to become acquainted with UNIX basics (search for "UNIX basics" or
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"UNIX tutorial").
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</para>
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<para>
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To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the
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<command>setup.exe</command> program and click <literal>Next</literal>
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To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the Cygwin Setup program from
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the <ulink url="https://cygwin.com/">Cygwin homepage</ulink> and click
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<literal>Next</literal>
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at each page. The default settings are correct for most users. If you
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want to know more about what each option means, see
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<xref linkend="internet-setup"></xref>. Use <command>setup.exe</command>
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<xref linkend="internet-setup"></xref>. Use the Cygwin Setup program
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any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. If you are
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installing Cygwin for a specific purpose, use it to install the tools
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that you need. For example, if you want to compile C++ programs, you
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need the <systemitem>gcc-g++</systemitem> package and probably a text
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editor like <systemitem>nano</systemitem>. When running
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<command>setup.exe</command>, clicking on categories and packages in the
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package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control
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what is installed or updated.
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editor like <systemitem>nano</systemitem>. When running Cygwin Setup,
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clicking on categories and packages in the package installation screen
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will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.
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</para>
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<para>
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After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
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The entire Cygwin toolset was available as a monolithic install. In
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April 2000, the project announced a
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<ulink url="https://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-04/msg00269.html">
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New Cygwin Net Release</ulink> which provided the native non-Cygwin Win32 program
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<command>setup.exe</command> to install and upgrade each package
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separately. Since then, the Cygwin DLL and <command>setup.exe</command>
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have seen continuous development.
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New Cygwin Net Release</ulink> which provided a graphical non-Cygwin
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Setup program to install and upgrade each package separately. Since then,
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the Cygwin DLL and the Setup tool have seen continuous development.
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</para>
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<para>
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