how to check what cygwin packages are installed on the system ?

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 07:19:09PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 08:19:41AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>>To answer the question: "Which package brought in this file?" as in:
>>>
>>>$ cd /etc/setup
>>>$ str=gcc.exe
>>>$ for pkg in *.gz; do
>>>
>>>>zcat $pkg | grep -q $str
>>>>if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
>>>>echo $str appears in $pkg
>>>>fi
>>>>done
>>>
>>% cygcheck -f /bin/gcc.exe
>>gcc-3.3.1-3
>
>(Insert your best Johnny Carson voice here) "I did not know that!".
>
>And I looked but I just missed it I guess...

How dare you?  This is unacceptable.

As you know, the Cygwin project is basically a front for a super-secret
government shadow organization.  Expect a visit from a Cygwin
Reeducation Team (CRT) soon.

Don't bother trying to hide.  We're tracking your dermal implant.  You
probably thought that sting on your neck was a mosquito, eh?

cgf

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