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 (03-02-25 00:25 +0100)
> Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>> * 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.
> 
> OK, strictly speaking, default is Base plus any extra packages dragged in my
> dependencies (and yes, there are a few).

I checked it myself and I was wrong: the default install is exactly 
the base install (plus dependencies) and this is exactly the minimum 
install.

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]