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Re: New Installation
- To: "Boda S. Gupta" <gupta at dbrci dot blr dot DaimlerBenz dot COM>, gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: New Installation
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 12:59:48 -0700 (PDT)
- Reply-To: earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com
---"Boda S. Gupta" <gupta@dbrci.blr.DaimlerBenz.COM> wrote:
>
> Hello
Hi, Boda.
>
> 1. Can any one help me with a nice sequence of instructions to
> use Cygwin32.
>
> I don't want to disturb cygnus->b19->H-* -> directory structure
disturbed!
I understand your hesitance in doing this. When I was a newbie with
cygwin32 I had the same criteria. However, being more experienced,
the benefits of physically moving the files are most notible. Check
out "My Favored Directory Structure" under "Personal Reflections" on
my webpage.
>
> 2. Do we need to set up /var /etc with mount?
I suggest you create a /var/run directory. You'll need /etc for the
termcap.
> 3. How does one create /etc/passwd and /etc/group files on NT with
Cygnus?
mkpasswd and mkgroup
>
> 4. How to use man pages from cdk-man-* ? Any tool or method?
Check out the "List of packages" on my webpage.
>
> 5. Vi or some alternative please?
Vim.
>
> 6. Any good tools you suggest?
Again, check the "List of packages" on my webpage.
> 7. How to run X Programs? I have installed X Server (MIX Server)
from TNT
> Lite and also have X11R6.3 libs from Mr. Mummit Khan's Site.
> How to configure them to work with me! Compelete instructions? Am I
ambitious?
>
>
> 7. I have a X11/Motif program and want to run on WinNT (+cygnus).
> Do I need to run always X Server? Is there no way X Server forms
part of
> my executable?
> If yes, please let me know how to do it!
I'm ignorant on these. There've been lots of posts concerning them
though. You could check the archives. I can tell you that the X
Server, in general, must be running. There is a port of rxvt that has
mapped the X calls to Win32 calls so that you don't need the X server.
The package contains the diffs and extra source.
>
> Please help me!
>
I hope I've been, helpful.
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