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Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:08:14 +0100 (BST)
From:	Hugh Sasse <hgs AT dmu DOT ac DOT uk>
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2008, John Emmas wrote:

> Hi there - I only installed Cygwin yesterday so I'm still fumbling in the 
> dark.
>
> One thing I'm trying to find out is whether or not it installed GCC.  Does 
> GCC get installed automatically or do I need to install the MinGW option?
> (I noticed that the MinGW option seems to be skipped by default).

Usually it is skipped.  Running setup again is the normal way to update
things.  If you click on "view" a few times you can see the expanded list
sorted alphabetically by package.  It's easy to see if a particular package
is installed or not that way.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

         HTH
         Hugh

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