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Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:15:11 -0400
To: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: getopts....
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At 05:39 AM 6/5/2001, David Starks-Browning wrote:
>On Tuesday 5 Jun 01, Gerrit P. Haase writes:
> > angelena DOT jasny AT boq DOT com DOT au schrieb am 2001-06-05, 11:42:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > I have read the FAQ - is there any chance of getting a full "sh" that includes
> > 
> > Wow, isn't this in the FAQ?
> > 
> > > getopts and other useful scripting mechanisms?
> > 
> > Yes, but you need to build it for yourself.
> > Look at your favorite mirror for:
> > ftp://your.mirror.here/..../cygwin/latest/common/common-src.tar.gz
> > ftp://your.mirror.here/..../cygwin/latest/ash/ash-20010425-src.tar.gz
> > 
> > Unpack common in an empty dir, this will create a subdir 'src'.
> > 
> > $ cd src
> > 
> > unpack ash here.
> > modify: ash/builtins.def to include: getoptscmd       getopts
> > instead of: getoptscmd -j     getopts
> > ...
>
>That part is not in the FAQ.  I was not aware of this possibility.  Is
>it worth adding?


No, I don't think so.  I really haven't seen this asked frequently and 
I also feel uncomfortable with the idea that the Cygwin FAQ provide 
answers that more appropriately belong in other packages' FAQs.  It would 
be nice if the Cygwin FAQ could provide "one-stop shopping" for every 
issue but then I think it would become so difficult to navigate and use 
that it would defeat its purpose.  People wanting to know what the 
possibilities are for building ash with this option or gcc with that 
should really look to the sites and lists that support those packages.  
In particular, this query and response may be a good addition to the ash 
site/FAQ.  I do think it would be worthwhile and appropriate for the 
Cygwin FAQ to point to FAQs of packages it contains though.



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