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Cygwin. What is Cygwin?. Cygwin offers a UNIX like environment on top of MS-Windows. Gives the ability to use familiar UNIX tools without losing access to “typical” MS-Windows programs. Installing and Updating Cygwin. Download setup.exe from http://www.cygwin.com/install.html
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What is Cygwin? • Cygwin offers a UNIX like environment on top of MS-Windows. • Gives the ability to use familiar UNIX tools without losing access to “typical” MS-Windows programs
Installing and Updating Cygwin • Download setup.exe from http://www.cygwin.com/install.html • Run setup.exe any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. • Note that, when installing packages for the first time, setup.exe does not install every package. • Clicking on categories and packages in the setup.exe package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 1: Download and run the Cygwin installer.
Installing and Updating Cygwin • Step 2: Select “Install from Internet”:
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 3: Install to default location
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 4: Use default local package directory (click next). OR you can choose any other directory .
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 5: Use whatever internet connection settings (click next)
Installing and Updating Cygwin Step 6: Select a mirror (click next) To save your download time, please choose the one nearest to you! Check : http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html Try: Japan: ftp.iij.ad.jp(ftp), ftp.jaist.ac.jp(ftp), ring.aist.go.jp(ftp), ftp.iij.ad.jp(http), ftp.jaist.ac.jp(http) You can add this URL ftp://ftp.iij.ad.jp/
Step 7: In the “Select Packages” expand “Devel”: Keep: if the package has already been installed Skip: if first time
Step 8: Select the following packages: • gcc : C compiler upgrade helper. • make: the GNU version of the make utility. • Perl-Depends: perl module for building perl modules. • Perl-PkgConfig • ProcPsUtilities
Step 10: Select the following package: nano: a pico clone text editor with etensions. Step 11: Click Next to complete the installation.
Resources www.cygwin.com http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~aamodt/ece2 2/cygwin.html http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~jng/comp1180/CygwinSetup.pdf