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* Contents split into how-*.texinfo. (Had gotten too big.)David Starks-Browning2000-09-131-1361/+4
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* Update "How do I rebuild the tools on my NT box?": add links to ancillary ↵David Starks-Browning2000-09-121-3/+10
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* minor formatting fixesDavid Starks-Browning2000-08-251-2/+1
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* Remove obsolete entries:David Starks-Browning2000-07-271-97/+41
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - 'Why is gcc failing' - 'Why can't bison find bison.simple or bison.hairy?' Remove disclaimer from up-to-date entries (possibly with some minor changes): - 'How is fork() implemented?' - 'How do symbolic links work?' - 'How do I compile a Win32 executable that doesn't use Cygwin?' - 'How do I make the console window go away?' - 'Why does make complain about a "missing separator"?' - 'Why can't we redistribute Microsoft's Win32 headers?' - 'How can I debug what's going on?' - 'Can I use a system trace mechanism instead?' - 'Can I use the gdb debugger to debug programs built by VC++?' - 'Where can I find info on x86 assembly?' - 'Why not use DJGPP?'
* Entry 'How do anti-virus programs like Cygwin?': Remove disclaimer; hangingDavid Starks-Browning2000-07-271-4/+7
| | | | when unpacking tar.gz archives.
* Entry 'How should I set my PATH?': Don't omit Windows system directories.David Starks-Browning2000-07-271-1/+2
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* New entry (Programming Questions): 'Why doesn't gdb handle signals?'David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-0/+8
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* Entry 'Is the Cygwin library multi-thread-safe?': Update for latest release.David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-30/+5
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* Entry 'Are mixed-case filenames possible with Cygwin?': Expand slightly,David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-6/+8
| | | | add reference to coolview.
* New entry (Cygwin API Questions): 'Is there a mouse interface?' -- No.David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-0/+5
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* Entry 'Can I use my own malloc?': Add warning about _malloc_r from newlib.David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-3/+8
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* Entry 'Is it OK to have multiple copies of the DLL?':David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-9/+5
| | | | Emphasise that no, it's not OK.
* Changed 'sourceware.cygnus.com' to 'sources.redhat.com' in the FAQ, where ↵David Starks-Browning2000-07-251-13/+13
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* "Posting Guidelines": New name for old entry.David Starks-Browning2000-07-041-45/+75
| | | | | | | | | "Multiple copies of DLL": shared region corrupt error message. "Why the weird directory structure": re-wrote for latest. "Symlinks on Samba": fix typo. "Where is glibc": new entry. "HT build relocatable dll": (interim update) link to Carl Thompson's message in cygwin list. "Can I mix msvc++ and gcc objects": remove disclaimer.
* Tidied up formatting a bit.David Starks-Browning2000-06-141-10/+24
| | | | | | New entries: How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths? Why are compiled executables so huge?!?
* Fix simple @-error.David Starks-Browning2000-06-131-1/+1
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* New entry: "How should I set my PATH?"David Starks-Browning2000-06-131-0/+28
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* Removed a couple of "not yet updated" disclaimers.David Starks-Browning2000-06-131-32/+19
| | | | New entry: "info error "dir: No such file or directory""
* Merge "Installation and Setup" and "Using Cygwin Releases" to simplyDavid Starks-Browning2000-06-121-169/+74
| | | | "Using Cygwin". Significant update to "How can I access other drives?".
* Major update to "Where can I get more information?" section. Now includes:David Starks-Browning2000-06-071-21/+89
| | | | | | | - Posting guidelines - Pointers to User's Guide, API Reference, USENIX paper - Pointer to alternate searchable mail archive (www.delorie.com) - Addresses for commercial & CD-ROM inquiries
* Preliminary update to FAQ to reflect latest net release.David Starks-Browning2000-05-111-0/+246
| | | | | (So far, just a new title, some minor updates, and a disclaimer in each section that has to be updated for the net release, or at least looked at.)
* import winsup-2000-02-17 snapshotChristopher Faylor2000-02-171-0/+1140