From 740dea68d0c3484292f7d6452090f3054e3f1b47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Starks-Browning Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:42:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] new entries about contributing packages --- winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo | 17 +++++++++++++++++ winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo index 775c3a94b..fb0145caf 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-programming.texinfo @@ -1,5 +1,22 @@ @section Programming Questions +@subsection How do I contribute a package? + +If you are willing to be a package maintainer, great. We urgently need +volunteers to prepare and maintain packages, because the priority of the +Cygwin Team is Cygwin itself. + +There will be a separate web page where all the details are documented, +but this is not prepared yet. Meanwhile, pore through the cygwin-apps +mailing archives (start at @file{http://cygwin.com/lists.html}), and +subscribe. Charles Wilson posted a short recipe of what's involved, +using texinfo as an example, +at @file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2000-11/msg00055.html}. This +should give you an idea of what is required. + +You should announce your intentions to the general cygwin list, in case +others were thinking the same thing. + @subsection Why are compiled executables so huge?!? By default, gcc compiles in all symbols. You'll also find that gcc diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 083428b52..d1077b837 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ instead. There is no "which" command with Cygwin. However, you can use the bash shell builtin "type" which does something similar. +@subsection Why isn't package XXXX available in Cygwin? (Or, why is your package so out of date?) + +Probably because there is nobody willing or able to maintain it. It +takes time, and the priority for the Cygwin Team is the Cygwin package. +The rest is a volunteer effort. Want to contribute? See below. + @subsection How can I access other drives? You have some flexibility here.