installation location of packages

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

pobox wrote:
> It seems to me that the cygwin packages are installed in different 
> locations than the locations they would go if ./compile make make 
> install are performed on the source.
> 
> Is that true 


No, not generally.  Of course, if you're having a specific issue and want
to post the details, then perhaps someone on the list can make a more
specific comment or suggestion.


> and if yes are there anywhere instructions where these 
> locations are so that they can be pointed to applications depending on 
> them, when such applications are compiled. At the moment I am trying to 
> compile Cyrus IMAP and as it seems I have to compile from source a lot 
> of stuff it requires because things do not seem to find the cygwin 
> packages, though these packages are installed.
>


Did you run configure?



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