On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 12:32:37PM -0500, Murray Eisenberg wrote: > Sorry, I should not have asked about where to put the downloaded files; > of course that would not matter given that the argument to tar includes > the path to the downloads. > > BUT: The "How do I install snapshots?" FAQ answer is still unclear. It > says: > > Before installing a snapshot, you must first Close all Cygwin > applications, including shells and services (e.g. inetd, sshd), before > updating cygwin1.dll.... > > 1. Download the snapshot, and run: > > cd / > tar ... > cd /tmp > tar ... > > 2. After closing all Cygwin apps (see above), use Explorer or the > Windows command shell to move C:\cygwin\tmp\usr\bin\cygwin1.dll to > C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll. > > So once again I ask for clarification. I really do think it's a very > simple and perfectly straightforward question: Does one run those 4 > commands in Step 1 from a Windows command prompt or from within Cygwin?
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