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diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml index c08efbc56..8086198e2 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml @@ -238,12 +238,10 @@ related messages. </answer></qandaentry> <qandaentry id="faq.using.man"> -<question><para>Why doesn't <literal>man -k</literal>, -<literal>apropos</literal> or <literal>whatis</literal> work?</para></question> +<question><para>Why doesn't man -k (or apropos) work?</para></question> <answer> -<para>Before you can use <literal>man -k</literal>, <literal>apropos</literal> -or <literal>whatis</literal>, you +<para>Before you can use <literal>man -k</literal> or <literal>apropos</literal>, you must create the whatis database. Just run the command </para> <screen> @@ -784,7 +782,7 @@ interfere with the normal functioning of Cygwin. <para>Yes. Install the emacs package. This provides everything you need in order to run GNU emacs in a terminal window. If you also want to be able to use the X11 -(<ulink url="http://x.cygwin.com/">http://x.cygwin.com/</ulink>) +(<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/xfree/">http://cygwin.com/xfree/</ulink>) GUI, install the emacs-X11 package. In either case, you run emacs by typing 'emacs' or '/usr/bin/emacs'. </para> @@ -796,7 +794,7 @@ typing 'emacs' or '/usr/bin/emacs'. <para>Yes. It can be used in three different modes:</para> <para><itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>X11 (<ulink url="http://x.cygwin.com/">http://x.cygwin.com/</ulink>) GUI</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>X11 (<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/xfree/">http://cygwin.com/xfree/</ulink>) GUI</para></listitem> </itemizedlist></para> <para>You have to <emphasis>set</emphasis> the DISPLAY environment variable before starting xemacs.</para> @@ -1062,27 +1060,16 @@ usually all set and you can start the sshd service via </answer></qandaentry> <qandaentry id="faq.using.tcl-tk"> -<question><para>Why do my Tk programs not work anymore?</para></question> +<question><para>Why doesn't Cygwin tcl/tk understand Cygwin paths?</para></question> <answer> -<para>Previous versions of Tcl/Tk distributed with Cygwin (e.g. tclsh84.exe, -wish84.exe) were not actually "Cygwin versions" of those tools. -They were built as native libraries, which means they did not understand -Cygwin mounts or symbolic links. This lead to all sorts of problems interacting -with true Cygwin programs.</para> - -<para>As of February 2012, this was replaced with a version of Tcl/Tk which -uses Cygwin's POSIX APIs and X11 for GUI functionality. If you get a message -such as this when trying to start a Tk app:</para> - -<screen> - Application initialization failed: couldn't connect to display "" -</screen> - -<para>Then you need to start an X server, or if one is already running, set the -<literal>DISPLAY</literal> variable to the proper value. The Cygwin distribution -includes an X server; please see the <ulink url="http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/cygwin-x-ug.html">Cygwin/X User Guide</ulink> -for installation and startup instructions. +<para>The versions of Tcl/Tk distributed with Cygwin (e.g. cygtclsh80.exe, +cygwish80.exe) are not actually "Cygwin versions" of those tools. +They are built as native libraries, which means they do not understand +Cygwin mounts or symbolic links. +</para> +<para>See the entry "How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?" +elsewhere in this FAQ. </para></answer></qandaentry> <qandaentry id="faq.using.ipv6"> @@ -1154,7 +1141,7 @@ behaviour which affect the operation of other programs, such as Cygwin. <listitem><para>Lenovo IPS Core Service (ipssvc)</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Credant Guardian Shield</para></listitem> <listitem><para>AVAST (disable FILESYSTEM and BEHAVIOR realtime shields)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server/XenApp (see <ulink url="http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX107825">Citrix Support page</ulink>)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server/XenApp (see <ulink url="http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX107825">Citrix Support page</ulink></para></listitem> </itemizedlist></para> <para>Sometimes these problems can be worked around, by temporarily or partially disabling the offending software. For instance, it may be possible to disable |