On 22/06/2025 09:32, johnhaugab...@gmail.com wrote:
From: jhauga <johnhaugab...@gmail.com>
---
install.html | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/install.html b/install.html
index 4a9e54ff..13acf430 100755
--- a/install.html
+++ b/install.html
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Tip: if you don't want to also upgrade existing packages,
select 'Keep' at the
top-right of the package chooser page.
</p>
+<p>
+Tip: use the <code>-P</code> option to perform a preliminary package search
i.e.
+<code>setup-x86_64.exe -P <i>packageName</i></code>.
+</p>
+
I mean, yes it can, but... I don't think that's a good way of doing it.
(For a start, for historical reasons, we only warn, not error, on
unavailable package names, so you have to pay close attention to the
output to see if setup did anything or not with the packagename you gave it)
And I mean, typing guesses here, like is it foo-devel, or libfoo-devel
or foo-dev or... is not ideal.
Maybe what's needed here is another Q&A: "What packages are available?
How can I find out what package contains X?" which links to
https://cygwin.com/packages/?
(and maybe mentions various appropriate cygcheck options like -e/-p)?
