Can RPM packages be installed into Cygwin?

Warren Young warren@etr-usa.com
Tue Apr 10 18:32:00 GMT 2012


On 4/9/2012 11:48 PM, De-Jian Zhao wrote:
> I wrote to the help desk of NCBI Blast+. They have no guidelines
> for Cygwin users and also suggested the windows version.

It sounds like the Cygwin port is abandoned, then.  You should consider 
adopting it.

Yes, it's a fair bit of work, and I wouldn't be surprised if you 
initially don't have the skill to figure out everything about reviving 
this port.  However, the best way to learn is to try and do something.

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