On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 04:36:29PM -0800, Linda W wrote: >I can imagine during the early development of cygwin, the rpm >package types were rather "unsupportable" -- especially on a >"first install", since no unix shell or coreutils are available. > >However, after the basic support is installed, what was the reasoning >for keeping packages in YAPM (YetAnotherPackageManager). > >It seems even a bit more surprising considering Cygwin's early >roots coming from a RedHat...
Cygwin's early roots did not come from Red Hat. They came from Cygnus. That's what the "Cyg" stands for. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
