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It is strongly recommended to use the -automatic @code{setup.exe} program if you can. - -@section Installation using the @code{setup.exe} program - -@strong{IMPORTANT: If you run @code{setup.exe} on an existing Cygwin -installation, Setup will overwrite the contents of mounted directories. -There is no recovery from this. If you are upgrading from an older -version of Cygwin, you may wish to back up your current installation and -unmount old mount points in order to isolate them. Then you can -re-install Cygwin in a new location with new mount points, if this is -what you want.} - -The @code{setup.exe} program is the recommended way to install Cygwin, -but it is still a work in progress. Expect features and functionality -to change. For this reason, it is a good idea to note the version and -build time reported by @code{setup.exe} when you run it. This will help -diagnose problems, should you have any. Check the cygwin mailing list -for the latest news about @code{setup.exe}. - -You have a few options when using @code{setup.exe}. - -The @code{setup.exe} program will prompt you for a "root" directory. -The default is 'C:\cygwin', but you can change it. (You are strongly -urged @strong{not} to choose something like 'C:\'.) It will contain the -necessary files and directory structure, and will be mounted to '/' as -part of the installation process. - -After a new installation in the default location, your mount points will -look something like this: - -@example -Device Directory Type Flags -C:\cygwin\bin /usr/bin user binmode -C:\cygwin\lib /usr/lib user binmode -C:\cygwin / user binmode -@end example - -Note that /bin and /usr/bin point to the same location, as do /lib and -/usr/lib. This is intentional, and you should not undo these mounts -unless you @emph{really} know what you are doing. Currently, -@code{setup.exe} creates only binary mounts, but future versions will -probably be more flexible. - -You can let @code{setup.exe} download all the files for you on the fly. -This is the 'internet' installation. Or you can download all (or some) -of the packages ahead of time, and instruct @code{setup.exe} to install -Cygwin from those files. This is the 'directory' installation. You -must use this method if you want to install only a subset of the -available packages. - -Note that you cannot combine methods. If you use the directory -installation, @code{setup.exe} will install @strong{only} the packages -it finds in the directory; it will not also be able to download packages -from the internet in the same pass. If you have not carefully chosen -which packages to download, you may not end up with a working Cygwin -installation. You can, however, add and update packages later. See -below. - -Whichever you choose, the first step is to open an ftp mirror site near -you from @file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}. Then -go to the 'latest' directory, download @code{setup.exe} and save that to -an @strong{empty temporary directory}. While you're there, download the -README file and read it. Then read it again. - -Then proceed according to your choice below. - -@subsection Internet installation with @code{setup.exe} - -Shut down @strong{all cygwin applications} (including inetd, etc.). - -Then, in a @strong{Windows command prompt} ("MS-DOS Prompt" in Windows -95/98), '@code{cd}' to the temporary directory and type -'@code{setup.exe}'. - -When prompted, specify the location of the root directory, or accept the -default. - -At the next prompt, choose to install from the Internet ('i'). This is -the default. - -Setup will connect to sources.redhat.com to read a list of mirror -sites. Choose one from the list, or choose 'other' to supply your own. -If you supply your own, you must provide a full URL, not just the ftp -hostname. Setup will then proceed to download and install all packages -from the ftp site. Of course this may take a while if you have a slow -connection. - -When finished, Setup will have created a "Cygnus Solutions" folder on -your Start Menu, containing a shortcut to @code{cygwin.bat}, which -invokes bash with various environment variables set correctly. The -"Uninstall Cygwin" shortcut, if present, is unlikely to do a proper -job. If you want to completely uninstall Cygwin, you will probably have -to delete some things by hand. - -Once setup is complete you may remove the temporary directory. It will -contain @code{setup.exe}, the downloaded @code{.tar.gz} files, and a -setup log file, which is not needed, but may contain helpful diagnostics -if your installation failed for some reason. - -@subsection Directory installation with @code{setup.exe} - -Before proceeding, you must download packages into the temporary -directory containing @code{setup.exe}. These are in subdirectories of -'latest' and end in .tar.gz and not in -src.tar.gz. If there is more -than one in a given directory, pick the one with the highest version -number. Put them together in the temporary directory containing -@code{setup.exe}. You may preserve the directory structure of 'latest', -and include the -src.tar.gz files, without ill effect. - -Whatever subset you think is appropriate, it @strong{must} contain the -'cygwin' package, or you will not end up with a working Cygwin -installation. - -When you have all the necessary tar files together with -@code{setup.exe}, proceed as you would for an internet installation, -except choose directory installation ('d') when prompted. Setup will -install all the tar files that it finds there. Here are the gory -details again: - -Shut down @strong{all cygwin applications} (including inetd, etc.). - -Then, in a @strong{Windows command prompt} ("MS-DOS Prompt" in Windows -95/98), '@code{cd}' to the temporary directory and type -'@code{setup.exe}'. - -When prompted, specify the location of the root directory, or accept the -default. - -At the next prompt, choose to install from the current directory ('d'). -This is @strong{not} the default. - -When finished, Setup will have created a "Cygnus Solutions" folder on -your Start Menu, containing a shortcut to @code{cygwin.bat}, which -invokes bash with various environment variables set correctly. The -"Uninstall Cygwin" shortcut, if present, is unlikely to do a proper -job. If you want to completely uninstall Cygwin, you will probably have -to delete some things by hand. - -Once setup is complete you may remove the temporary directory. It will -contain @code{setup.exe}, the downloaded @code{.tar.gz} files, and a -setup log file, which is not needed, but may contain helpful diagnostics -if your installation failed for some reason. - -@subsection Adding or updating packages - -Later versions of @code{setup.exe} permit you to add and/or update -packages to an existing cygwin installation. - -@strong{You cannot use this method to update a B18, B19, B20, B20.1 or -CD-ROM (1.0) installation of Cygwin. You must have previously installed -a net release of Cygwin 1.1.0 or greater, using @code{setup.exe}, before -you can update packages with 'setup -u'.} - -To update your installation, create an empty temporary directory, and -download the latest version of @code{setup.exe} to it from a Cygwin -mirror near you. - -Then, in a @strong{Windows command prompt} ("MS-DOS Prompt" in Windows -95/98), '@code{cd}' to the temporary directory and type -@example - setup -u <pkg> -@end example -where "<pkg>" is the name of the package you wish to update, such as -"cygwin" or "gdb" or "make" or ... - -Specify the root directory as you did when you first installed Cygwin. -This will update the package. As with the initial installation, you can -update from the internet ('i') or from the directory ('d'). The latter -requires that you download the @code{.tar.gz} file of the package ahead -of time, along with @code{setup.exe}. - -If you are updating the package "cygwin", then you must close -@strong{all} Cygwin applications (including @code{inetd}, for example), -before running setup. - -You can omit the '-u' option, which will force setup to install the -latest package (from internet or directory), regardless of whether -@code{setup.exe} believes it is necessary. You @strong{must} omit '-u' -if you are updating from a development snapshot, because development -snapshots have their version numbers "bumped" to the next release -number. In this case, @code{setup.exe} will think your installation is -already up-to-date. - -Once setup is complete you may remove the temporary directory. It will -contain @code{setup.exe}, the downloaded @code{.tar.gz} files, and a -setup log file, which is not needed, but may contain helpful diagnostics -if your installation failed for some reason. - -@subsection Problems running @code{setup.exe} - -@subsubsection Error message: "Unable to retrieve the list of cygwin mirrors..." - -This means that @code{setup.exe} could not make an http connection to -@file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.html}. This is -required for an internet ('i') install. Either sources.redhat.com was -too busy, or there is a problem with your network. Note that -@code{setup.exe} has very limited proxy functionality for firewalls, and -depends on IE4 or later being installed and configured properly. If you -cannot get the internet installation to work, just download the -packages yourself and do a directory ('d') install. - -@subsubsection System hangs when unpacking tar archives - -Your anti-virus software is interfering with @code{setup.exe}. You will -have to disable it before running setup. In that case, you will -probably want to: -@enumerate -@item download all the .tar.gz files for the packages, along with @code{setup.exe} -@item scan it all for viruses -@item disable the anti-virus software -@item perform a directory ('d') install -@item re-enable the anti-virus software -@item scan everything below your Cygwin root directory (@code{C:\cygwin} by default) -@end enumerate - |