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Re: Why only 1 cygwin1.dll?
On 3/25/06, Lev Bishop wrote:
> We do already have FAQs for "Why not install in C:\?" and "Why the
> weird directory structure?". There is a FAQ for "How do I compile a
> Win32 executable that doesn't use Cygwin?" but it doesn't specifically
> mention that discussion of the binaries doesn't belong here (and in
> fact specifically says that -mno-cygwin should not be confused with
> mingw -- whereas when someone asks about -mno-cygwin on this ML
> everyone always directs them to talk to the mingw lists). There
> already is "How do I just get everything?" which sort of explains why
> setup downloads as much/little as it does. I couldn't see any FAQ for
> why /dev doesn't replace /cygdrive though.
Sounds like I'll update some FAQs.
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