Compress info and man pages ?

Now that the documentation is moving to /usr/share, are there any plans to compress the info and man pages like in cygwin-doc ? Since gzip is in Base I suppose that wouldn't break anything. It may save considerable disk space. Does anyone with a full install know how much ? -- Unsubscribe info:

RE: New version help

Thanks for the reply. Cygcheck returns version 1.32, and my package information as follows: C:\cygwin\bin>cygcheck -c Cygwin Package Information Package Version _update-info-dir00197-1 ash 20020731-1 base-files 2.1-1 base-passwd

Re: Synergy support request

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Re: Synergy support request

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Re: postgres help

Jason, On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 07:12:33PM -0400, Jason House wrote: > I don't understand why I'm getting the following error: > > $ psql -U postgres template1 > psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory > Is the server running locally and accepting > connections

Re: proftpd

Mauri, [I would have responded sooner, but I have been on vacation.] On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 10:35:15AM +0200, Mauri wrote: > I need use this ftp server, but when I run /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe it > don't run itself > > $ /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe > EQUIPO5 - unable to set uid to 18, current uid: 500 >

Re: rebuilding mod_php4 4.2.0-2 problem

Edmond, [I would have responded sooner, but I have been on vacation.] On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 04:59:16PM -0400, Edmond Gradin wrote: > I got: > . > configure: error: Cannot find libpq.so. Please specify > correct PostgreSQL installation path > > Actually "autoconf" program generates the "con

Re: Python gcc compile error: cannot find -lpython2.3

[I would have responded sooner, but I have been on vacation.] On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 08:30:14PM +0200, Gerrit P. Haase wrote: > Am Samstag, 16. August 2003 um 19:20 schriebst du: > > I didn't find 'libpython2.3.a' anywhere in my system. The only files > > that come up were: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Problem installing Prolog

On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 02:16:04PM +, Antonio j wrote: > Hi all > > I've been trying to install Prolog on cygwin. *Which* prolog? > Using the full source of prolog I am said 'sys/strops.h not found'. I have > not that file. Sounds like SWI-Prolog. If so, just apply this patch: --- pl-xte

Re: Problem installing Prolog

Hallo Antonio, Am Sonntag, 24. August 2003 um 16:16 schriebst du: > Hi all > I've been trying to install Prolog on cygwin. > Using the full source of prolog I am said 'sys/strops.h not found'. I have > not that file. > On the other way I could install the rpm file, but I have not the rpm > c

Re: bash won't clear down ?

Igor Pechtchanski wrote: On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, David Selby wrote: Ive been using cygwin for a few weeks now, its great & so darn usefull, however I have one query. I run 98SE, use rxvt for a terminal. When I close the shell & tell windows to re-boot it frequently refuses saying a program will n

no path set after installation on win2k

This is meant as a follow-up to http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.cygwin/34492 The solutions offered to the original poster do not appear to work for me. Details below. Suggestions gratefully received. >Subject: Re: no path set after installation on win2k >From: Igor Pechtchanski cs.nyu.edu> >Da

Problem installing Prolog

Hi all I've been trying to install Prolog on cygwin. Using the full source of prolog I am said 'sys/strops.h not found'. I have not that file. On the other way I could install the rpm file, but I have not the rpm command. Anybody knows wich packages should I install, or what can I do? tk. _

Re: New version help

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Fred Mülder wrote: > Hi, > > I have used an older version of Cygwin before. With the new version when I > click on the icon, I get stuck with a console prompt that says bash-2.05b$, > and I am sort of lost from there, as I can't change directory, neither can I > use g++, tar o

Re: bash won't clear down ?

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, David Selby wrote: > Ive been using cygwin for a few weeks now, its great & so darn usefull, > however I have one query. > > I run 98SE, use rxvt for a terminal. When I close the shell & tell > windows to re-boot it frequently refuses saying a program will not shut > down. The

New version help

Hi, I have used an older version of Cygwin before. With the new version when I click on the icon, I get stuck with a console prompt that says bash-2.05b$, and I am sort of lost from there, as I can't change directory, neither can I use g++, tar or any other command. I am lost. Can someone please t

Re: Your application (KMM4637853I14L0KM)

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Can anybody show us some example of pppd configuration? GPRS

Hi, all Can anybody show us some example of pppd configuration? We are using cygwin to work with GPRS wireless card, but do not know how to config. Would u please show us some example? -- Óµ±§ÀËÂþ£¬³¢ÊÔ¼¤Ç飬¼ÓÈë¿¡ÄÐÃÀÅ®µÄ¼¤Çé½»ÓÑÀÖÔ° http://y.21cn.com

Cron runs but does not fire crontab entries

Hi All, I managed to get cron up and running on my development machine. Unfortunately when I deployed to production cron has decided to stop running the entries in my crontab. But no errors are reported when I start cron from either the prompt or as a service. Also running cron_diagnose.sh does no

bash won't clear down ?

Ive been using cygwin for a few weeks now, its great & so darn usefull, however I have one query. I run 98SE, use rxvt for a terminal. When I close the shell & tell windows to re-boot it frequently refuses saying a program will not shut down. There are no programms running. If I ctrl-alt-del, o

Re: [Serial] PPP/SLIP/.../ network?

/ "Sylvain Briole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | [...] | I have a null-modem cable to connect the two computers. | | What I would like to implement : a TCP-IP connection between the laptop and | the desktop computers. [...] Any special reason using cygwin for this, doesn't win2k provide this functi

Re: Wicked screensaver

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Re: That movie

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