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Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:29:30 -0600 (CST)
From:	Brian Ford <ford AT vss DOT fsi DOT com>
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To:	Shyamal Mitra <mitra AT cs DOT utexas DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: Empty /usr/local/bin in Release 1.5.5-1
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Shyamal Mitra wrote:

> I just installed Cygwin 1.5.5-1 on my Windows XP machine. I
> cannot find vi or gcc.
>
> There is nothing in /usr/local/bin.
>
/usr/local/bin is normally empty after an install.  It is for locally (ie.
you) installed software, not software that shipped with the distro.

> Is there something that I should have done during setup that I did not
> do?
>
Yes, see:

http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC13 and
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC14

> How do I change to C or T shell?
>
Edit /etc/passwd and change the shell field just like on *NIX.

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Brian Ford
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