[GRASS-SVN] r32798 - grass-web/trunk/grass63/binary/mswindows/cygwin

svn_grass at osgeo.org svn_grass at osgeo.org
Fri Aug 15 20:09:48 EDT 2008


Author: hamish
Date: 2008-08-15 20:09:47 -0400 (Fri, 15 Aug 2008)
New Revision: 32798

Modified:
   grass-web/trunk/grass63/binary/mswindows/cygwin/README.html
Log:
due to recent change in cygwin installer unsigned setup.ini files need to use "setup.exe -X"

Modified: grass-web/trunk/grass63/binary/mswindows/cygwin/README.html
===================================================================
--- grass-web/trunk/grass63/binary/mswindows/cygwin/README.html	2008-08-15 22:52:05 UTC (rev 32797)
+++ grass-web/trunk/grass63/binary/mswindows/cygwin/README.html	2008-08-16 00:09:47 UTC (rev 32798)
@@ -28,12 +28,19 @@
 For installation of Cygwin, see
 <a href="http://geni.ath.cx/grass.html#_Cygwin_setup_package">http://geni.ath.cx/grass.html#_Cygwin_setup_package</a>.
 
-These instructions can be used, but at step #3 use
+The instructions given there can be used with slight modification.
+
+Due to a
+<a href="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html">recent
+change within the Cygwin installer program</a> you must now start Cygwin's
+<tt>setup.exe</tt> from the command line as "<tt>setup.exe -X</tt>".
+
+At step #3 use
 <tt>http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/binary/mswindows/cygwin/</tt>
 (or a <a href="http://grass.ibiblio.org/mirrors.php">local mirror</a>)
 instead of <tt>http://geni.ath.cx/grass</tt>.
 
-Also, in step #5 the version is 6.3.0-1 instead of 6.0.cvs-1, and there's no
+Also, in step #5 the version is 6.3.0-2 instead of 6.0.cvs-1, and there's no
 grass.bat script.
 
 <h5>Required packages:</h5>
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@
 <DD>
 <pre>
 $ cd /
-$ tar xjf /path/to/grass-6.3.0-1.cygwin.tar.bz2
+$ tar xjf /path/to/grass-6.3.0-2.cygwin.tar.bz2
 </pre>
 </DD>
 



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