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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 06:45:22 +0000
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Subject: Re: distributing executables for windows
From: Andy Koppe <andy DOT koppe AT gmail DOT com>
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On 3 March 2011 03:54, anctop wrote:
> I'd like to ask a question about distributing programs compiled with
> cygwin to windows.
>
> I've compiled some utility programs (e.g. "grep") in the cygwin bash
> environment, then copied the executables and the dependent libraries
> (e.g. "grep.exe" and "cygwin1.dll", "cygintl-8.dll", "cygiconv-2.dll",
> "cyggcc_s-1.dll", "cygpcre-0.dll") back to windows.

Remember that you also need to offer the sources when distributing GPL software.

> For those programs with only text outputs, this method gives a working
> windows port of the software, but it is not the case for those
> terminal handling programs (e.g. "less"). I can still compile and
> distribute, but the program works correctly only within the cygwin
> bash. Under windows, all the terminal capabilities are lost, with the
> "WARNING: terminal is not fully functional" message.

You need the relevant terminfo entry, i.e. /usr/share/terminfo/63/cygwin.

Andy

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