This is the mail archive of the cygwin@cygwin.com mailing list for the Cygwin project.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]
Other format: [Raw text]

Re: Minimum Install for Executable Distrubution


* Max Bowsher (03-02-24 23:50 +0100)
> Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>> * Charles Krug (03-02-24 23:38 +0100)
>>> We've built the gcc/as/ld toolset as a cross compiler to the Altavec
>>> PowerPC.  We've been using it internally for a couple of weeks.
>>>
>>> Those of us with full developer Cygwin installations can run the
>>> program with no problems.
>>>
>>> We'd like to be able to distribute a minimal package to everyone here
>>> who needs the cross compile capability.
>>> [Detailed stuff]
>>> I BELIEVE the correct course of action would be to do a default
>>> Cygwin install
>>
>> Not "default", but "Base".
> 
> Since "default" is "Base", there's little point in distinguishing.

If I remember correctly, there are quite a few packages in the default 
install that don't belong to the Base category. The Base packages 
might depend on those, so I may be wrong.
 
>>> and then distribute our cross development toolset.  Would there be
>>> any problems doing it that way?
>>
>> Did you try?
>>
>>> Most important (to me), is there a Cygwin tool for assembling the
>>> correct packages?
>>
>> Yes, "setup.exe".
> 
> No, he said assembling, not installing.
> Info on this is available under "Contributing - Cygwin Packages" on
> cygwin.com

You do not have to install via "setup.exe". You can just download the 
packages and their dependencies so you might call this "assembling".


Thorsten
-- 
 Content-Type: text/explicit; charset=ISO-8859-666 (Parental Advisory)
 Content-Transfer-Warning: message contains innuendos not suited for
 children under the age of 18


--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting:         http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]