summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorDavid Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk>2000-06-14 16:08:03 +0000
committerDavid Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk>2000-06-14 16:08:03 +0000
commit3092135d8c562e750281955aadd747e94d4d6877 (patch)
treef2a41eaefd9b553eb046e880d60ceba37292b3c8
parent1edefdeb85d7d6c10f83316c389ab5a2f254ee48 (diff)
downloadcygnal-3092135d8c562e750281955aadd747e94d4d6877.tar.gz
cygnal-3092135d8c562e750281955aadd747e94d4d6877.tar.bz2
cygnal-3092135d8c562e750281955aadd747e94d4d6877.zip
Minor changes, also add note about deleting temp dir after setup.
-rw-r--r--winsup/doc/install.texinfo26
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo
index f02db8ba1..bcfe4b2e4 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo
+++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ choose the packages you wish to install, and update them individually.
The following packages are available with the latest net release:
-ash, bash, binutils, bison, byacc, bzip2, clear, common, cygwin,
-dejagnu, diff, expect, fileutils, findutils, flex, gawk, gcc, gdb,
-gperf, grep, groff, gzip, inetutils, less, libpng, login, m4, make, man,
-patch, sed, shellutils, tar, tcltk, termcap, texinfo, textutils, time,
-zlib
+ash(really '/bin/sh'), bash, binutils, bison, byacc, bzip2, clear, common,
+cygwin, dejagnu, diff, expect, fileutils, findutils, flex, gawk, gcc,
+gdb, gperf, grep, groff, gzip, inetutils, less, libpng, login, m4, make,
+man, patch, sed, shellutils, tar, tcltk, termcap, texinfo, textutils,
+time, zlib
Full source code is available for all packages and tools.
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ invokes bash with various environment variables set correctly. The
job. If you want to completely uninstall Cygwin, you will probably have
to delete some things by hand.
+Once setup is complete you may remove the temporary directory. It will
+contain @code{setup.exe}, the downloaded @code{.tar.gz} files, and a
+setup log file, which is not needed, but may contain helpful diagnostics
+if your installation failed for some reason.
+
@subsection Directory installation with @code{setup.exe}
Before proceeding, you must download packages into the temporary
@@ -147,6 +152,11 @@ invokes bash with various environment variables set correctly. The
job. If you want to completely uninstall Cygwin, you will probably have
to delete some things by hand.
+Once setup is complete you may remove the temporary directory. It will
+contain @code{setup.exe}, the downloaded @code{.tar.gz} files, and a
+setup log file, which is not needed, but may contain helpful diagnostics
+if your installation failed for some reason.
+
@subsection Adding or updating packages
Later versions of @code{setup.exe} permit you to add and/or update
@@ -186,6 +196,11 @@ should not use @code{-u}. Omitting @code{-u} forces @code{setup.exe} to
perform the update, regardless of whether @code{setup.exe} deems it
necessary.
+Once setup is complete you may remove the temporary directory. It will
+contain @code{setup.exe}, the downloaded @code{.tar.gz} files, and a
+setup log file, which is not needed, but may contain helpful diagnostics
+if your installation failed for some reason.
+
@subsection Problems running @code{setup.exe}
@subsubsection Error message: "Unable to retrieve the list of cygwin mirrors..."
@@ -210,6 +225,7 @@ probably want to:
@item scan it all for viruses
@item disable the anti-virus software
@item perform a (d)irectory install
+@item re-enable the anti-virus software
@item scan everything below your Cygwin root directory (@code{C:\cygwin} by default)
@end enumerate