From e79c651e05350e1bd14906ce78905b3fb06ae1c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rrt Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:12:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [project @ 2000-11-20 16:12:51 by rrt] Simplified installation instructions (thanks to Christian Lescher) which allow you to install Cygwin where you like. --- ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml index 2d88695..6fcdaa4 100644 --- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml +++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml @@ -574,17 +574,18 @@ Here's how to install Cygwin. Install Cygwin 1.1 from sources.redhat.com Install -this into your root directory (C:\), despite the -warnings (but you may want to back up C:\bin, -C:\etc, C:\lib, -C:\usr and C:\var first) and -choose DOS text mode. If you're upgrading from Cygwin B20.1, running -mount --import-old-mounts immediately after installation -may help. Either way, you want to end up with your main drive mounted in -textmode, and only the -bin directories mounted in binmode -(you can check by running mount). +URL="http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/">sources.redhat.com. If you +have an earlier version, you must deinstall this first. Choose DOS text +mode. After installation, start up a Cygwin shell and issue the following +commands: + + +mount -f c: / +mount c:\\cygwin\\usr\\include /usr/include + + +assuming you installed Cygwin at C:\cygwin; otherwise +change the drive and directory as appropriate. -- 1.7.10.4