Re: fastpath 0 - xterm?
On 29/06/2009 19:29, Tom Roche wrote: Since I'm not seeing this in the FAQ, I wanted to propose the following item: what would be required to go from zero to xterm? I.e. from a Cygwin-less windows box (windows= 2k) to getting a Cygwin/X xterm up on one's screen? From my recent experience, it seems to me the minimal install would be 0whatever setup.exe wants to install by default/ 1 font-misc-misc 2 font-alias 3 ncurses 4 xinit 5 xterm I've adjusted the package dependencies for xterm so now the needed things to start it without warnings should be installed automatically Perhaps someone else can test the following underdetailed (fastpath/ debug-free) 10-step procedure to go from zero to xterm: Yes, as pointed out elsewhere, something like this is probably most appropriate in the Cygwin/X User's Guide. Patches welcome :-) -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: fastpath 0 - xterm?
Tom Roche Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 02:29:30PM -0400 Since I'm not seeing this in the FAQ, I wanted to propose the following item: what would be required to go from zero to xterm? I.e. from a Cygwin-less windows box (windows = 2k) to getting a Cygwin/X xterm up on one's screen? Christopher Faylor Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:18 -0400 You do understand what the F in FAQ stands for, right? I suspect folks frequently ask, Just how much pain will this involve? You may have noted that other projects frequently seek to demonstrate how easy it is to setup and do some simple task. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: fastpath 0 - xterm?
Tom Roche wrote: Tom Roche Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 02:29:30PM -0400 Since I'm not seeing this in the FAQ, I wanted to propose the following item: what would be required to go from zero to xterm? I.e. from a Cygwin-less windows box (windows = 2k) to getting a Cygwin/X xterm up on one's screen? Christopher Faylor Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:18 -0400 You do understand what the F in FAQ stands for, right? I suspect folks frequently ask, Just how much pain will this involve? You may have noted that other projects frequently seek to demonstrate how easy it is to setup and do some simple task. That may well be true but the guideline we use for Cygwin is how often a question comes up on the list. If a question doesn't come on the list or doesn't come up often, that doesn't mean it's not a valid question or wouldn't be a good thing to document somewhere (like perhaps the User's Guide). It just means that it hasn't passed the test to make it into the FAQ. We'd like the FAQ to be targeted so that it's not overwhelming to look through when trying to find a quick answer to a common question. Certainly one could argue that it's already passed that point but if one did make that argument, it would be a reason for trimming the FAQ of things that aren't deemed necessary anymore rather than expanding its charter. ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 429-6305 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
fastpath 0 - xterm?
Since I'm not seeing this in the FAQ, I wanted to propose the following item: what would be required to go from zero to xterm? I.e. from a Cygwin-less windows box (windows = 2k) to getting a Cygwin/X xterm up on one's screen? From my recent experience, it seems to me the minimal install would be 0 whatever setup.exe wants to install by default/ 1 font-misc-misc 2 font-alias 3 ncurses 4 xinit 5 xterm Note that * this is not a minimal package set, as I've no interest in second-guessing what goes into the default Cygwin install * my personal experience was colored by my need to get emacs up, so I only tested adding the above plus emacs-X11 and font-adobe-dpi75. * I only tested on xp Perhaps someone else can test the following underdetailed (fastpath/ debug-free) 10-step procedure to go from zero to xterm: 0 login in as an admin 1 Decide where you want to install cygwin. Call that CYGWIN_ROOT, and note CYGWIN_BIN=CYGWIN_ROOT/bin 2 download latest setup.exe from http://cygwin.com/ 3 download and install the default packages plus font-misc-miscto avoid font problems font-aliasto avoid font problems ncurses maybe only for emacs? xinit to get startxwin.bat xterm for your xterm and let setup.exe install an icon (noting to where the icon installs, e.g. your desktop) 4 Add CYGWIN_BIN to your windows %PATH% 5 Run the Cygwin (non-X) bash, e.g. from the icon. 6 Configure your mounts. 7 Verify your mounts in a new Cygwin (non-X) bash (i.e. closing the one you initially opened). 8 Copy startxwin.bat (which should be in CYGWIN_BIN) to a suitable location (e.g. $HOME) and edit it appropriately. Obviously lotsa handwaving here, but a simple rootless, WM-less setup would include the (single) line %RUN% XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons and running a simple xterm would involve a (single) line like %RUN% xterm +tb -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg black -bg white -e /usr/bin/bash --login 9 run startxwin.bat; xterm ? success : debug FWIW, Tom Roche tom_ro...@pobox.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: fastpath 0 - xterm?
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 02:29:30PM -0400, Tom Roche wrote: Since I'm not seeing this in the FAQ, I wanted to propose the following item: what would be required to go from zero to xterm? I.e. from a Cygwin-less windows box (windows = 2k) to getting a Cygwin/X xterm up on one's screen? You do understand what the F in FAQ stands for, right? cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
