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Re: Stand-alone application
I'm the web page & FAQ maintainer :-] (as noted on the web page credits :] ).
I'm not suggesting you give up - I'm suggesting that _if you haven't run setup.exe_ that you _will need to do so_ before trying to
isolate the minimum install needed.
I'm sure it is possible to run a slim line install of cygwin. Equally I'm sure that it will require some registry entries (for the
mount table) and will likely require things like /etc/passwd to be present.
To re-iterate more clearly:
1) start with a clean pc.
2) install _all_ of cygwin. (well you can skip obvious things like gcc & squid).
3) install xfree86 as per Harold Hunt's howto (available via www.cygwin.com/xfree86).
4) when xfree86 is working... carry on
5) pick a package (or if you're into binary searchs, pick n/2 packages where n is the count of installed packages).
6) remove the package you selected by running setup again.
7) test xfree86. If it doesn't work, note the package you removed as a dependency for xfree86. If you remove a group, reinstall 1/2
of them and goto 7.
8) reinstall any dependencies, don't try removing these again. Goto 4.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesper Eskilson" <jojo@virtutech.se>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
Cc: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: Stand-alone application
> "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> writes:
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> > No chance no way.
>
> What authority do you have for saying this?
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> Don't take my asking as an insult; I'm new on the list and I don't know who
> you are. If I have to give up I need a good reason to bring upstairs.
>
> /Jesper
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