Problem finding gcc/g++/gdb

Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only-lh@cygwin.com
Wed Sep 6 17:05:00 GMT 2006


Ann Ford Tyson wrote:
> I just downloaded the main cygwin program successfully, but I am having
> trouble getting some additional programs which should be under
> "Developers."
> 
> I have tried many, many sites for download and all of them list gcc, g++
> and gdb as "n/a" or not available.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong or are these items really not available at
> any of the sites I have looked at?  Where can I find them?
> 
> Thanks to anyone who can clear this up for me!


If you can't find them at the mirrors you are trying, try other mirrors.
The packages do exist.  Make sure you're using the right names for them
though (i.e. gcc = "gcc-core").  See <http://cygwin.com/packages/> for
a list of package names and what's in them.


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