close enough to play... :)

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Ker highwaystar

really, what you've listed there are general recommendations, and i'd stick with them.

all the first part is saying is to make sure you have write permissions for the directory that you install cygwin to.

the second part recommends that you install for "All Users" to minimize conflicts. as an example, i installed for "Just Me", and had to log in as a different user to edit/clean parts of cygwin. essentially, make life easier by letting all the different users on your computer access it. cygwin is primarily a dev environment, and security shouldn't be a huge issue, so you won't be living too dangerously if you leave it open for writing.

the last bit will simply help your programs operate closer to their native *nix behaviors. *nix OSes use the "\n" (newline) character to end lines in text files, whereas DOS/Win32 use "\r\n" (carriage-return + newline).

the cygwin install, though it's a little awkward, is actually pretty intuitive - don't let all the overly-helpful jargon get in the way. enjoy. :)

peace

Ker. highwaystar

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don't know if this belongs here - Guest(tr. jlc) 2003-10-13 01:41:42
- >close enough to play... :) - Ker highwaystar 2003-10-18 04:57:33 <

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Message:	On 2003-10-18 04:57:33, highwaystar wrote >really, what you've listed there are general recommendations, and i'd stick with them. > >all the first part is saying is to make sure you have write permissions for the directory that you install cygwin to. > >the second part recommends that you install for "All Users" to minimize conflicts. as an example, i installed for "Just Me", and had to log in as a different user to edit/clean parts of cygwin. essentially, make life easier by letting all the different users on your computer access it. cygwin is primarily a dev environment, and security shouldn't be a huge issue, so you won't be living too dangerously if you leave it open for writing. > >the last bit will simply help your programs operate closer to their native nix behaviors. nix OSes use the "\n" (newline) character to end lines in text files, whereas DOS/Win32 use "\r\n" (carriage-return + newline). > >the cygwin install, though it's a little awkward, is actually pretty intuitive - don't let all the overly-helpful jargon get in the way. enjoy. :) >
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