>-----Original Message----- >From: David MacQuigg [mailto:macqu...@ece.arizona.edu] >Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 1:31 PM >To: geda-user@moria.seul.org >Subject: gEDA-user: Cygwin still supported? > >The install instructions at http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:cygwin >include a lot of obsolete cygwin packages (atk-devel, gtk2-x11-devel, >... 6 others). These packages are no longer available in the current >Cygwin distribution. I assume their functions have been moved to other >packages, so this may need just a simple update of the install >instructions. > >The alternatives I am considering are install under Mac OS X, or set up >a third machine with a suitable Linux distro. I've been using Cygwin >for all my Unix needs, so I would like to stick with that, if possible. >I also use CentOS (a clone of Redhat) on a remote server. > >Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. David, I would just install Virtual Box on your computer, and then choose a Linux distro (like linux mint due to its easy setup and install of packages) and then you are set to go. I have had very good success with this, along with my students.
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