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| author | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2001-09-22 19:47:17 +0000 |
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| committer | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2001-09-22 19:47:17 +0000 |
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new entry "How much disk space does Cygwin require?"
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo index 0d7ad2fde..5e8c32787 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo @@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ you'll also need @samp{binutils}, probably @samp{make} and @samp{fileutils}, and possibly lots more. (Again, consider just getting everything!) +@subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require? + +All the packages listed above comprise about 55MB when downloaded. +This expands to about 230MB in your ``install root directory'' +(@code{C:\cygwin} by default). If you download source archives for +all packages, that's an additional 110MB. These estimates are based +on measurements taken 22 Sep 2001. + +After installation, the package archives remain in your ``Local Package +Directory'', by default the location of @code{setup.exe}. You may +conserve disk space by deleting the @code{contrib} and @code{latest} +subdirectories there. + @subsection What if setup fails? First, make sure that you are using the latest version of |