At 04:46 PM 4/15/2004, you wrote: >On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:45:49 -0400, Larry Hall typed: >> At 12:43 PM 4/15/2004, you wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 09:01:07PM -0400, Larry Hall wrote: >>>> At 08:17 PM 4/13/2004, you wrote: >>>>>>> How about an FAQ entry: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How do I install Cygwin to share over a network? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Having more than one person to be able to access a single >>>>>>> shared >>>>>>> instance of Cygwin it is not much different than doing a >>>>>>> local >>>>>>> install: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1) Install to a network drive. Make sure the the drive >>>>>>> you pick >>>>>>> will have the same drive letter for everyone. >>>>>>> 2) On the machine you used for the install, add the DOS >>>>>>> path to >>>>>>> the cygwin bin to PATH >>>>>>> 3) Fire up a shell and type >>>>>>> mount -m > remount.sh >>>>>>> 4) On every other user's computer, just add the cygwin >>>>>>> bin to the >>>>>>> PATH, execute remount.sh and give them a shortcut to >>>>>>> cygwin.bat >>>>>> >>>>>> We try to limit FAQ entries to those that are frequently >>>>>> asked. >>>>>> This one comes up but only once in a while. The idea is if >>>>>> the FAQ >>>>>> becomes to full of "stuff", it will be too hard for anyone >>>>>> to use. So we >>>>>> try to keep it at the "manageable" level by using the axiom >>>>>> above. This >>>>>> would be a reasonable thing to add to the Users Guide IMO. >>>>>> If you're up >>>>>> to it, skim through and see if you can see a good spot to >>>>>> add it. If you >>>>>> can create a patch, I'm sure this will get included. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Well, I fired up cvs and tried to grab src/winsup/doc. I >>>>> ended up with the >>>>> whole system somehow - thank goodness we are not up on dialup. >>>>> >>>>> I figured out what needed modification and made the mods. I >>>>> then tried >>>>> firing up the build system to see if I didn't screw things >>>>> up. ./configure >>>>> seemed to work ok, but make didn't - no db2html. I searched >>>>> all the source >>>>> code (since I had it anyway) but didn't find any files named >>>>> like db2html >>>>> nor did I find any entries in any Makefiles to build it. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a single search that can be done to figure out in >>>>> what package >>>>> db2html might be, so I can download and continue? >>>> >>>> >>>> This is part of docbook but unfortunately there is no Cygwin >>>> package for >>>> docbook (at least not yet, other than the DTD and style- >>>> sheets). So you'll >>>> need to grab docbook-tools (http://sources.redhat.com/docbook- >>>> tools/). >>> >>> Actually, IIRC that site is hopelessly out of date, you're better >>> off grabbing >>> the docbook-utils source from somewhere else. But that's beside >>> the point, >>> since to build just the FAQ you don't need DocBook (that's for >>> the User's >>> Guide). You do need texi2html, in the tetex-bin package. Then go >>> to your build >>> dir and just type 'make faq0.html' to get the FAQ-in-one-HTML- >>> page. >> >> >> Actually, I had said that this wasn't really FAQ fodder at this >> point but >> suggested that it would fit in the User's Guide. >> >> >>> If you really want a full DocBook install, see the cygwin-doc >>> README for >>> details about how I do it right now. By the way, cygwin-doc-X.YZ- >>> src also >>> contains just the DocBook/texinfo source for the documentation, >>> though CVS >>> is definitely the place for patches to the latest. >> >> >> Actually, I'm not sure that the OP wants a full DocBook install but >> given >> my comments, he was following the path that lead him there. ;-) >> >> >Thanks for all your help. I'm going to have to put this on the shelf for a few days - >I just had a followup to my lasix procedure and my left eye is a mass of tears. I'll >report back next week.
Hey, perhaps we should use that as a slogan: "Cygwin Docs - a real tear-jerker!" ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/
