[project @ 2001-04-30 16:42:33 by rrt]

Say not to install the cygwin package, rather than to install it.

diff --git a/docs/building/building.sgml b/docs/building/building.sgml
index 3dca028..13c4694 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/building/building.sgml
+++ b/docs/building/building.sgml
@@ -2651,9 +2651,10 @@ guide) before continuing to read these notes.
 
 <para>
 Before you start, make sure you've installed the Cygwin packages
-<filename>cygwin</filename>, <filename>openssh</filename>, <filename>openssl</filename>,
+<filename>openssh</filename>, <filename>openssl</filename>,
 <filename>cvs</filename>, <filename>gdbm</filename> (needed by cvs), <filename>m4</filename> and
-<filename>autoconf</filename>. You also need to make sure that the
+<filename>autoconf</filename>. Do not install the <filename>cygwin</filename>
+package; the bits of it you need are supplied with GHC. You also need to make sure that the
 user environment variable <Constant>MAKE_MODE</Constant> is set to <Literal>UNIX</Literal>.  If you don't do
 this you get very weird messages when you type <Command>make</Command>, such as:
 </para><Screen>