drew
/
acadia-newlib
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Update FAQs which are out of date on the details of setup UI

This commit is contained in:
Jon Turney 2022-07-01 15:21:38 +01:00
parent b441bad182
commit 56d5a57e5f
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: C7C86F0370285C81
2 changed files with 13 additions and 12 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

11
winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml
View File

@ -518,10 +518,11 @@ getpwnam(3), disregarding <literal>HOME</literal>.
<question><para>How do I uninstall individual packages?</para></question> <question><para>How do I uninstall individual packages?</para></question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>Run the Cygwin Setup program as you would to install packages. In the list of <para>Run the Cygwin Setup program as you would to install packages. In the
packages to install, browse the relevant category or click on the ``Select packages to install'' dialog, choose ``Up To Date'' in the
``View'' button to get a full listing. Click on the cycle glyph until <literal>View</literal> drop-down menu, and locate the package. Choose the
the action reads ``Uninstall''. Proceed by clicking ``Next''. ``Uninstall'' action from the drop-down menu in the ``New'' column. Proceed by
clicking ``Next''.
</para> </para>
</answer></qandaentry> </answer></qandaentry>
@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ files, reinstall the "<literal>cygwin</literal>" package using the Cygwin Setup
this purpose. See <ulink url="http://rsync.samba.org/"/>, this purpose. See <ulink url="http://rsync.samba.org/"/>,
<ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/"/> for utilities that can do this for you. <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/"/> for utilities that can do this for you.
For more information on setting up a custom Cygwin package server, see For more information on setting up a custom Cygwin package server, see
the <ulink url="https://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/setup.html">Cygwin Setup program page</ulink>. the <ulink url="https://cygwin.com/package-server.html.html">Cygwin Package Server page</ulink>.
</para> </para>
</answer></qandaentry> </answer></qandaentry>

14
winsup/doc/faq-using.xml
View File

@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
<para>To repair the damage, you must run the Cygwin Setup program again, and re-install the <para>To repair the damage, you must run the Cygwin Setup program again, and re-install the
package which provides the missing DLL package. package which provides the missing DLL package.
</para> </para>
<para>If you already installed the package at one point, the Cygwin Setup program won't <para>If you already installed the package at one point, the Cygwin Setup
show the option to install the package by default. In the program won't show the option to install the package by default. In the
``Select packages to install'' dialog, click on the <literal>Full/Part</literal> ``Select packages to install'' dialog, choose ``Full'' in the
button. This lists all packages, even those that are already <literal>View</literal> drop-down menu. This lists all packages, even those
installed. Scroll down to locate the missing package, for instance that are already installed. Scroll down to locate the missing package, for
<literal>libncurses8</literal>. Click on the ``cycle'' glyph until it says instance <literal>libncurses8</literal>. Choose the ``Reinstall'' action from
``Reinstall''. Continue with the installation. the drop-down menu in the ``New'' column. Continue with the installation.
</para> </para>
<para>For a detailed explanation of the general problem, and how to extend <para>For a detailed explanation of the general problem, and how to extend
it to other missing DLLs and identify their containing packages, see it to other missing DLLs and identify their containing packages, see