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* Modernized user guide, API reference, and FAQ generation. OverallWarren Young2013-05-011-496/+0
| | | | | | effect is to move away from DocBook SGML and DJ Delorie's doctool and toward pure DocBook XSL. (There remains just one use of doctool, and we have plans for replacing it, too.) See ChangeLog for details.
* * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.objective-c): Update for gcc4.Yaakov Selkowitz2012-04-231-3/+4
| | | | | | (faq.programming.win32-api): -mwindows does include -lcomdlg32. (faq.programming.win32-no-cygwin): Update for removal of -mno-cygwin. * overview2.sgml (ov-ex-win): Ditto.
* * cygwinenv.sgml (cygwinenv-implemented-options): Add detect_bloda.Corinna Vinschen2012-03-301-2/+4
| | | | | | | * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.12): Add list items for the change to flock and the detect_bloda CYGWIN option. * overview2.sgml (ov-hi-process-problems): Add a reference to the detect_bloda CYGWIN option.
* * faq-using.xml (faq.using.fixing-fork-failures): Add new FAQ.Jon TURNEY2011-11-051-0/+51
| | | | | * overview2.sgml (ov-hi-process-problems): Describe some difficulties in implementing fork()
* * overview2.sgml: Remove cheerful paragraph which implied that it was ok toChristopher Faylor2010-09-181-8/+9
| | | | casually mix Windows and POSIX. Add more words about mixing POSIX/Windows.
* * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.win32-api): Remove simplicity.Corinna Vinschen2010-08-131-4/+7
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Add note and xrefs to User's Guide chapters explaining restrictions using the Win32 API. * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Add note about Win CWD. * overview2.sgml (ov-hi-intro): Add note and xrefs about Win32 API restrictions. Tone down flexibility. * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Add xref to pathnames-win32-api section. (pathnames-win32-api): New section describing Win32 CWD restriction. * setup2.sgml (setup-env-ov): New sub-section. (setup-env-win32): Ditto, describing Win32 environment restriction.
* * overview2.sgml (ov-hi-files): Remove reference to root directory whenCorinna Vinschen2009-11-181-13/+18
| | | | | explaining fstab content. Add paragraph about Extended Attributes. Discourage chroot.
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Add new hardlink behaviour onCorinna Vinschen2009-09-211-2/+2
| | | | | filesystems not supporting hardlinks. * overview2.sgml (ov-hi-files): Change descripton accordingly.
* * Various syntactical and semantical fixes throughout.Corinna Vinschen2009-04-031-40/+42
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* * cygwinenv.sgml: Add text to explain new UTF-16 symlinks.Corinna Vinschen2009-03-261-0/+9
| | | | | | | | | | * faq-api.xml: Add FAQ entry "Why do some of my old symlinks don't work anymore?" * new-features.sgml: Fix symlink text. Add new UTF-16 symlinks. * overview2.sgml: Add text about new UTF-16 symlinks and potential problems with old symlinks. * pathnames.sgml: Fix typo. * setup2.sgml: Extend text about problems with symlinks.
* * overview2.sgml: Remove reference to CYGWIN=binmode.Corinna Vinschen2009-03-181-3/+3
| | | | | | | * textbinary.sgml: Ditto. Rephrase certain paragraphs to match Cygwin 1.7 behaviour. Add popen(3) and pipe(2) behaviour. Make quite clear that binmode is preferred. Add *mode.o files to description for developers.
* * overview2.sgml: Reorganize and make minor wording changes.Christopher Faylor2008-11-251-14/+15
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* * overview2.sgml: Clarify unix-specific automatic updates section.Christopher Faylor2008-11-251-11/+18
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* * overview2.sgml: Add text that no automatic updates are provided.Corinna Vinschen2008-11-251-3/+6
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* * Revamp documentation for Cygwin 1.7, part 1.Corinna Vinschen2008-07-171-132/+161
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* * overview2.sgml: Remove inaccurate "full support for windows pathnames"Christopher Faylor2006-08-091-2/+1
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* * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.ipc): Add new FAQ aboutJoshua Daniel Franklin2006-01-271-22/+16
| | | | | | 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.
* * path.sgml: Encode programming example with CDATA.Joshua Daniel Franklin2004-12-311-0/+4
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* * .sgml: Cleanup markup for XML validity.Joshua Daniel Franklin2004-12-241-4/+4
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* 2004-01-15 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com>Joshua Daniel Franklin2004-01-161-11/+76
| | | | | | | | * setup-net.sgml: Add "internet-setup" id anchor. * overview.sgml: Update "What is it?" section. Add links to "Is it free software?" section. Update "Brief History" section. * overview2.sgml: Rewrite "Expectations for {Windows,Unix}" as "Quick Start for those more experienced with {Windows,Unix}".
* * overview2.sgml: Remove CTRL-Z discussion.Christopher Faylor2002-12-191-3/+1
| | | | * cygwinenv.sgml: Expand on CYGWIN=binmode.
* Cleanup copyrights and Cygnus'isms throughout.Christopher Faylor2001-12-041-3/+2
| | | | * setup.sgml: Nuke ancient instructions.
* * ntsec.sgml: Add description for the new setuid abilityCorinna Vinschen2000-07-201-6/+22
| | | | | | | of Cygwin since release 1.1.3. * overview2.sgml: Add description for new chroot functionality. * calls.texinfo: Add missing calls. Change comments for setuid, setgid, seteuid, setegid, chroot.
* import winsup-2000-02-17 snapshotChristopher Faylor2000-02-171-0/+307
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