Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 18:16:53 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Is the Cygwin installation process likely to change significantly anytime soon? Message-ID: <20050806221653.GB8987@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <42F02A1A DOT 30503 AT kangaroologic DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42F02A1A.30503@kangaroologic.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 08:21:14PM -0600, Jonathan Turkanis wrote: >Jonathan Turkanis wrote: > >> ... Therefore I'd like to know if there are plans to change the >installation process in the near future. For example, it would be very >helpful to know how stable the following features of the current >installation process are: > > >Thanks for all the responses to my initial inquiry! > >Here's what I've written so far; I'd like to know if there are any errors >and how it might be improved. I discuss Cygwin in two places, which I've >labelled "Installing Cygwin" and "Discussion of Cygwin and MinGW." > >Best Regards, >Jonathan Turkanis > >**** Installing Cygwin **** > >To install Cygwin, go to the Cygwin homepage, www.cygwin.com, and follow >the link "Install Cygwin Now" to download the Cygwin installation program >setup.exe. Next, run setup.exe. It will ask you to make a series of >choices, such as where Cygwin should be installed. > >--------------------------- >I'm explaining the Cygwin installation process in detail because it's a bit >confusing. The process may have changed by the time you read this, but if >it has, it will probably have been made easier. >--------------------------- I would prefer that you would not use the word "confusing" since it is a charged word which really only indicates the state of the person doing the writing. Predisposing first-time users into thinking that installation is "confusing" is not, IMO, a really good idea. I'd prefer something like "can be a little complicated depending on what you're trying to install". cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/