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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Paul Garceau" <pgarceau AT qwest DOT net>, <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: cygwin-apps FAQ [WAS: Re: for interest: cygwin rpm on sourceforge]
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:53:08 +1000
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X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Apr 2001 22:47:09.0582 (UTC) FILETIME=[2E7962E0:01C0BD59]

I probably shouldn't do this, but

Paul - Have you read the link I gave? The one where David, Chuck, Chris
and ohters discussed FAQ-O-MATIC?

On this list?

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Garceau" <pgarceau AT qwest DOT net>
To: <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: cygwin-apps FAQ [WAS: Re: for interest: cygwin rpm on
sourceforge]


> Hmmm...
>
> On 4 Apr 2001, at 14:46, the Illustrious Earnie Boyd wrote:
>
> > So why tsk me?  Chris asked the question.  Obviously the answer is
yes,
> > we need a cygwin-apps FAQ-O-MATIC.
> >
> > Earnie.
>
> Perhaps he doesn't know what a faq-o-matic is...?
>
> At any rate, an example can be found at the gcc main website
> (www.gnu.org/gcc?).
>
> In its simplest form, (afaik) a faq-o-matic allows someone to add a
> faq to a list of pre-defined faqs if they are authorized to add such
> things...
>
> Peace,
>
> Paul G.
>
> >
> > Robert Collins wrote:
> > >
> > > Earnie! tsk tsk.
> > >
> > > Please search the archives before asking questions :]
> > > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2000-08/msg00036.html
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
> > > To: <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:53 AM
> > > Subject: Re: cygwin-apps FAQ [WAS: Re: for interest: cygwin rpm on
> > > sourceforge]
> > >
> > > > Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 12:12:55PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > > > > >>Can cygwin1.dll be statically linked into setup.exe or
rpm.exe ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >No.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>Or cygwin1.dll may be placed in the same directory with
> > > > > >>setup.exe
> > > or
> > > > > >>rpm.exe, so they can load cygwin1.dll in the setup time.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >The whole point of setup is to avoid having to make the user
do
> > > things
> > > > > >like this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe we need a cygwin-apps FAQ.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > How about one of those CGI FAQ-O-MATIC type?
> > > >
> > > > Earnie.
> > > >
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