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Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 21:53:17 -0400
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At 07:02 PM 5/28/2002, rich-paul AT rich-paul DOT net wrote:
>I meant that what I have built, I did not install through
>setup.exe ...


Ah-ha!  You're the one!  We can't allow this subversion!  You will be 
forever banished!! ;-)

I'd hope that anyone who's capable enough to build Cygwin from source 
would also be capable enough to handle basic configuration issues that
setup helps to automate.  I think people can use their best judgement 
about asking questions in this regard.  But I'd be surprised to see 
any thoughtful question about building Cygwin shot-down based on the 
premise that it's off-topic because setup hasn't been used.  I think 
the person involved here has a different goal than those who are just
looking to install Cygwin.  This list can accommodate both of these 
"types" IMO.


>The faq entry is good as far as it goes, but generally there are
>problems. With my current download I believe they involved a
>present but empty directory (perhaps windows32api?), and a couple
>of other things.  I just removed the subtrees that didn't built,
>and was able to patch and build what I needed.
>
>
>On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 12:28:04PM -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
> > At 12:03 PM 5/28/2002, rich-paul AT rich-paul DOT net wrote:
> > >First, a question for the list:  Are problems with building
> > >cygwin on-topic for this list?  I know y'all don't like custom
> > >setups, and custom building may be worse!
> > 
> > 
> > I'm not sure what "custom building" means but issues with building 
> > the Cygwin DLL are on-topic for this list.  Generally speaking though,
> > the process should be as described in the FAQ entry:
> > 
> > 
> > How do I rebuild the tools on my NT box?
> > http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC102
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
> > RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
> > 838 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
> > Holliston, MA 01746                     (508) 893-9889 - FAX
> > 
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