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417 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Corinna Vinschen 545b4d2b57 * faq-using.xml: First cut on Emacs. 2009-02-12 15:30:03 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 45105145e1 * faq-setup.xml: Revamp for Cygwin 1.7.
* faq-using.xml: Ditto.
2009-02-12 14:45:50 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen c2da1d6ebf * faq-programming.xml: Revamp (mostely) for Cygwin 1.7.
* faq-what.xml: Ditto.
2009-02-11 18:22:50 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen bb549dfed8 * Makefile.in (FAQ_SOURCES): Define FAQ sources.
(faq/faq.html): Depend on FAQ sources.
	(faq/faq-nochunks.html): Ditto.
	* faq-api.xml: Revamp for Cygwin 1.7.
	* faq-problems.xml: Remove.
	* faq-sections.xml: Accommodate removal of faq-problems.xml.
	* faq.xml: Ditto.
2009-02-11 16:44:13 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen f01ffdd1e5 * pathnames.sgml: Rephrase the "Case sensitive filenames" chapter
slightly.
2009-02-03 09:03:18 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 7d01164900 * pathnames.sgml: Add requirement for world-readability of special
/etc files.
2009-01-24 15:31:18 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 998f82685e * pathnames.sgml: Add section about accessing /etc files. 2009-01-24 12:26:10 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 7ffaa17c80 ChangeLog:
* configure.in: Remove --enable-server option.  Allways add the
	cygserver directory to $SUBDIRS.
	* configure: Regenerate.

cygwin/ChangeLog:

	Remove USE_SERVER define.  Accommodate throughout.
	* configure.in: Remove --enable-server option.
	* configure: Regenerate.
	* environ.cc: Remove CYGWIN=server setting.

cygserver/ChangeLog:

	* client.cc (allow_server): Remove variable.
	(client_request_get_version::client_request_get_version): Drop checking
	allow_server.

utils/ChangeLog:

	* passwd.c: Remove CYGWIN=server requirement from usage text.

doc/ChangeLog:

	* cygserver.sgml: Remove the "How to use the Cygserver services"
	section.
	* cygwinenv.sgml: Move "(no)server" to the removed options section.
	* faq-programming.xml: Remove CYGWIN=server requirement for running
	the Cygwin testsuite.
	* ntsec.sgml: Ditto for using `passwd -R'.
2009-01-21 17:14:39 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 12406f25fb * gcc.sgml: Use 'bash$' as Cygwin prompt throughout.
* gdb.sgml: Ditto.
	* pathnames.sgml: Ditto.  Fix the @ expansion example.
2008-12-15 09:37:50 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 693862058a * pathnames.sgml: Convert some backslashes to slashes. 2008-12-13 21:14:44 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen baaa8b9140 * pathnames.sgml: New section for /proc/registry. Document registry
name encoding.
2008-12-12 15:14:06 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen edff4e3d94 * ntsec.sgml: Fix typo. 2008-12-04 10:07:54 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 5875a5e7d5 * ntsec.sgml: Revamp parts of the doc for clearness. 2008-12-03 11:47:27 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen f5e7a77023 * ntsec.sgml: Fix a few typos. 2008-12-02 19:29:37 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen fcbc8f1968 * cygserver.sgml: Fix cross reference to the ntsec documentation. 2008-12-02 17:39:39 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 798afebc20 * cygserver.sgml: Document new feature to store hidden passwords
for seteuid.
2008-12-02 17:32:38 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen e39e660c54 * ntsec.sgml: Finishing up changes for 1.7. 2008-12-02 17:07:40 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen d973def200 * ntsec.sgml: Further changes for 1.7. Switch from "NT" to "Windows".
Add preliminary text.  Try to be more clear in description.  Remove
	useless chapters.  Finish the permission related chapters.
2008-12-01 18:34:44 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 83448783d5 fix typo 2008-11-30 22:42:24 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 51aa4c032b * faq-using.xml: Remove assertion that lpr doesn't exit.
* faq-what.xml: Remove ancient who's who data.
2008-11-30 22:37:45 +00:00
Christopher Faylor b94518ea98 * overview2.sgml: Reorganize and make minor wording changes. 2008-11-25 16:39:58 +00:00
Christopher Faylor a5032b7899 * overview2.sgml: Clarify unix-specific automatic updates section. 2008-11-25 16:20:30 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 06c4c61863 * overview2.sgml: Add text that no automatic updates are provided. 2008-11-25 09:54:50 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 9df1dbeac6 * cygwinenv.sgml: Add description for upcaseenv option. 2008-11-11 10:51:45 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 4fb7bbb985 * setup2.sgml: Clarify heap allocation. 2008-09-22 16:55:30 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 04a6c4efd7 * pathnames.sgml: Move description for (cyg,not)exec mount options
from utils.sgml here.  Clarify nouser mount points.
2008-08-13 16:34:49 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen d83c6a77d2 * cygwinenv.sgml: Move binmode option to list of removed options. 2008-07-18 08:17:28 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 85f1119b7b * Revamp documentation for Cygwin 1.7, part 1. 2008-07-17 11:49:45 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 4534778c4c * Makefile.in: Temporarily add ability to generate pdfs. 2008-07-01 17:17:31 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 3236e43753 * effectively.sgml: Correct subject-verb agreement, missing verb
(typo), preposition and (definite vs indefinite) article use.
2008-06-27 00:34:02 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 2d03477142 * faq-using.xml: Add more words about multiple cygwins. 2008-06-20 01:46:34 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen fb09b156d0 * cygwin-api.in.sgml: Add std-susv4 section to Compatibility chapter. 2008-04-24 10:00:04 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen fa22ec2bab * cygwinenv.sgml: Drop description of "transparent_exe" option. 2008-04-13 16:47:41 +00:00
Dave Korn e1e00b3373 * faq-using.xml (faq.using.bloda): New entry.
(faq.using.firewall, faq.using.anti-virus):  Link to faq.using.bloda.
	* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.hang):  Likewise link to faq.using.bloda.
2007-12-29 18:20:13 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 68adeb7cde * pathnames.xml: Fix a typo. 2007-12-16 21:19:29 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen aa7eeef93a * faq-what.xml: Remove paragraph about and link to stoneage old
history.html file.
2007-09-25 17:03:59 +00:00
Christopher Faylor c60c72d718 * dll.sgml: myprog.ca -> myprog.c 2007-08-24 14:52:39 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 8b6f3d4c86 * faq-programming.xml: Clarify where to run "make check". 2007-08-12 19:45:45 +00:00
Brian Dessent a1f175af95 * faq-using.xml (faq.using.console-window): Mention FHS location of
docs and remove outdated reference to ash.
2007-07-18 15:43:37 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen d802576ca1 * cygwin-api.in.sgml: Remove authorgroup and revhistory.
* cygwin-ug.in.sgml: Add Joshua Daniel Franklin to authorgroup.
	Remove revhistory.
	* legal.sgml: Update dates.
2007-06-29 07:36:54 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 7f6ee25a1a * cygwin-api.in.sgml: Accommodate new "Compatibility" section layout. 2007-06-05 10:11:55 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 31fdd91f9b * cygwinenv.sgml: Drop description of "traverse" option. 2006-12-12 18:48:35 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 1e069c300d * faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall): Mention Safe Mode
requirement for accessing the Security tab in XP Home.
        * faq-using.xml (faq.using.chmod): Mention FAT32.
2006-08-26 19:11:00 +00:00
Christopher Faylor eab543a1d6 * overview2.sgml: Remove inaccurate "full support for windows pathnames"
clause.
2006-08-09 16:13:56 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 8fe03354d9 * cygwinenv.sgml: Document [no]dosfilewarning option. 2006-08-01 18:06:49 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3438293a0b * pathnames.sgml: Change text for the order in which executables
are evaluated.
2006-07-18 19:41:02 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 5d897c0f5c Add faq.setup.automated 2006-06-02 04:36:48 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 3d4beb5344 Replace references to depracated Win32_Winsock macro with __USE_W32_WINSOCK 2006-06-02 04:35:26 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 99fc5e10f3 update to newer autoconf 2006-05-24 16:59:03 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 6804a9d4e1 faq.using.chmod faq.programming.adjusting-heap 2006-04-05 04:09:55 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 0a75feea66 * cygwinenv.sgml: Rename fork_retry to proc_retry since it has turned out to be
more general than just fork.
2006-04-03 03:37:52 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 063fd12660 * cygwinenv.sgml: Explain about new fork_retry CYGWIN environment variable
setting.
2006-03-13 21:02:37 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 6f815bf4b0 * cygwinenv.sgml: Add missing </para> at transparent_exe. 2006-03-07 09:21:28 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 6fc6eeae96 * cygwinenv.sgml: Explain transparent_exe option. 2006-02-05 18:19:16 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 1f602210ea Mention new cygcheck -p option. 2006-02-02 04:45:25 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin acfdfc9ffb Move cocom to the build requirements. 2006-01-28 02:12:32 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 90c01ac9df Add top-level README 2006-01-27 05:37:13 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin aba373611c * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.ipc): Add new FAQ about
cygserver and its relation to the "Bad system call" error.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall-all): Mention postgresql.
* overview2.sgml: Update security info on shared memory.
2006-01-27 04:52:16 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 2ceb32d95a * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.building-cygwin): Add
list of packages required for building and exact check instructions.
* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall-service): New instructions
on uninstalling a cygwin service.
(faq.setup.uninstall-all): Reference new service uninstall FAQ.
2006-01-26 04:39:04 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 6fbc5c2a9b * faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.snapshots): Rename DLL using Windows tools. 2006-01-25 10:57:19 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 96f5988e31 Remove references to and files from old texinfo FAQ. 2006-01-19 02:44:17 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin b22830942a * faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.setup): Correct URL typo.
(faq.setup.snapshots): Clarify.
2006-01-13 03:55:23 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen d855cf1ec8 * doctool.c (scan_directory): Ignore "CVS" directories. 2006-01-12 11:31:55 +00:00
Christopher Faylor b88d641c62 * relnotes.texinfo: Remove entry about hyperthreaded processor. 2005-12-30 19:28:26 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 2e99d150d4 * faq-problems.html: Remove entry about hyperthreaded processor. 2005-12-30 19:26:07 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 3220aed354 * faq-programming.xml: Add note about struct stat64. 2005-12-13 05:32:43 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 33cf0e5519 * faq-setup.xml: Add note about clean_setup.pl.
* faq-using.xml: Remove unnecessary line of elisp.
2005-12-04 03:55:28 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin facdd5dd4a 2005-10-02 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq-what.xml: Add 2003 and WOW64 to "supported" FAQ.
	* faq-programming.xml: Fix cygexec FAQ, building link.
2005-10-02 20:56:53 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 7b96339c80 2005-09-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* faq.xml: Remove copyright section, link to license.html
	* faq-sections.xml: Remove copyright section, link to license.html
	* faq-programming.xml: Remove confusing reference to Red Hat.
	* faq-what.xml: Reword "supported" FAQ.
2005-09-26 00:29:51 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen c4ec3e76b9 * cygwinenv.sgml (ntea): Add some wording to scare people away
from using this option.
2005-09-15 08:24:46 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 970fabec27 2005-08-26 Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
* faq-using.xml: Add 'net use' hint to network shares FAQ.
2005-08-27 04:53:15 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 7a582da599 2005-08-26 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* Makefile.in: Remove extra anchor to make NN4 happy.
	* faq.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
	* faq-resources.xml: Link instead of duplicating info.
	* faq-using.xml: Split out services and network shares FAQ.
	* faq-what.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
2005-08-27 01:32:36 +00:00
Christopher Faylor abed5965ca * textbinary.sgml: Correct incorrect information about ability to specify text
mode in fopen().
2005-08-17 18:23:39 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 2041777dee Update to switch FAQ from texinfo to DocBook. 2005-08-06 05:14:41 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 28f99e38ad . 2005-07-17 02:12:04 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 12d53ce6a0 2005-07-10 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Update tty section to mention rxvt and xterm.
	* how-programming.texinfo: Update GPL section of VS FAQ.
	* how-using.texinfo: Expand FAQ about out of date pacakages.
	* setup-net.sgml: Add troubleshooting setup.exe section.
2005-07-10 19:39:31 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 57d80429b2 * how-using.texinfo: Fix typos. 2005-07-08 08:42:40 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 8d5988eff8 * how-using.texinfo: Add FAQ about firewall software. Update
section on mounting and specifically note using managed mounts.
2005-06-21 05:52:25 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin bbe982c5cc Slight rearragement 2005-06-05 02:16:07 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 909df7cbb4 * how-programming.texinfo: Add "How do I load cygwin1.dll dynamically from a
Visual Studio or MinGW application?"
2005-06-04 02:14:13 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 73162dcdd0 * how-using.texinfo : Update the mkdir -p section 2005-05-28 20:35:58 +00:00
Brian Dessent 022e11fb49 2005-05-18 Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
* install.texinfo ("How do I uninstall..."): Rewrite to cover
	removing services, dealing with permissions, and other common
	tasks for removing Cygwin completely.
2005-05-18 11:56:27 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 61931ed5dc * how-programming.texinfo: Replace MAKE_MODE entry with FAQ about execvp errors and cygexec. 2005-05-08 19:43:35 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen c6a00dcbb9 * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Indicate that user-specific
mounts override system-wide.
2005-04-20 12:26:45 +00:00
Christopher Faylor eb07f8c343 * fhandler-tut.txt: Update description to cygwin 1.5.13 2005-04-20 04:26:34 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen f24a695d08 * cygwinenv.sgml: Mention that check_case is deprecated. 2005-04-19 14:45:54 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 00c05edcf1 * cygwinenv.sgml: Add new words for (no)traverse option. 2005-04-16 13:16:25 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 5b70a45665 * how-using.texinfo: Add more words to the "multiple DLL" section. 2005-03-30 17:02:00 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 9eba97c0d5 Mention generic-build-script in packaging FAQ 2005-03-26 04:01:52 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin b5e27d4009 * how-programming.texinfo: Remove incorrect libm.a note. 2005-03-19 23:33:04 +00:00
Christopher Faylor 57a64c15da * pathnames.sgml: Clarify binmode/textmode behavior slightly.
* textbinary.sgml: Ditto.
2005-03-06 02:46:54 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 7486d0c019 Add Pierre's security text. 2005-03-03 16:36:08 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin f6dbe3872a *README: New file. 2005-02-24 05:26:33 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen c93b32d9bf * cygwinenv.sgml: Add words for (no)traverse option. 2005-01-31 20:03:20 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin d0ae095b8c * ntsec.sgml: Add Pierre's Windows 2003 text. 2005-01-29 22:35:17 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 0eefa5256b * how-using.texinfo: Change text about using shortcuts. 2005-01-28 09:10:22 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 12ff82d08e * install.texinfo: Add live CD, registry information. 2005-01-22 23:39:37 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin 672879cab6 * how-programming.texinfo: Add details about building a debugging version of the DLL.
* how-using.texinfo: Correct rxvt README location.
* install.texinfo: Add mount -m note to uninstall instructions.
2005-01-22 19:12:33 +00:00
Christopher Faylor f2d6aeea17 * how-programming.texinfo: Remove obsolete w32api instructions and add some
words about unpacking net release .tar.bz2.
2005-01-22 03:53:38 +00:00
Joshua Daniel Franklin ede7692fd2 * path.sgml: Encode programming example with CDATA. 2004-12-31 01:13:28 +00:00