X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:15:10 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: FAQ on installing a build from source ? Message-ID: <20081220061510.GB12219@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <494C64D0 DOT 6050208 AT bigpond DOT com> <494C7582 DOT 5090508 AT cygwin DOT com> <494C7CB4 DOT 9010103 AT bigpond DOT com> <494C7FC4 DOT 7000604 AT cygwin DOT com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <494C7FC4.7000604@cygwin.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:16:52AM -0500, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > fred wrote: >> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>>> FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >>> >>> ? >>> >>> My WAG is that you're building in the source directory which, as the FAQ >>> says, is a no-no. >>> >> ok thanks, but what your saying is that still up to date ? > > Yes. In particular what you find if you go to the FAQ and search for "build" twice: http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.programming.building-cygwin 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/