cygwin/xfree installation questions

[Don V Black]

Harold -

I recommend that you include step # 5 in your documentation.
There was an assumption that the neophyte installer understood
how to 'select' or 'grab' (your words) the XFree86 modules.  I
encountered no such documentation in my brief meanderings
through the Cygwin/X site.

Step # 5, below corrects that oversight.
>>5) In the Select Packages panel (# 16 in the doc)
>>     Click On "Default" of "+XFree866  .. Default" until
>>     "+XFree86 .. Install" appears. This requires n clicks.

  - Don V Black
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At 06:23 PM 12/31/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Don,
>
>Your initial installation of Cygwin was messed up.
>
>I cannot advocate an uninstall followed by a complete reinstall for 99% of 
>the users, since most users do not have a messed up installation. The 
>instructions that you provided below are not necessary for the majority of 
>users, so I won't be updating the installation instructions.
>
>I am glad, however, that you figured out your particular problem.
>
>Harold
>
>Don V Black wrote:
>
>>Deinstall the entire Cygwin installation, and
>>re-install Cygwin/X, as follows:
>>1) In the Select Packages panel (# 16 in the doc)
>>     Click On "Default" of "+All  .. Default" until
>>     Uninstall appears.
>>2) Click On the Next button, and proceed with the
>>     Uninstall.
>>3) Delete the contents of the directory that contained
>>     Cygwin (e.g. /Programs Files/Cygwin)
>>4) Restart the Setup.exe process.
>>5) In the Select Packages panel (# 16 in the doc)
>>     Click On "Default" of "+XFree866  .. Default" until
>>     Install appears.
>>6) Click On the Next button, and proceed with the
>>     Install.
>>The Cygwin/X documentation should now work.
>>
>>===
>>At 07:12 AM 12/31/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Folks -
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for any help.
>>>
>>>While installing (uninstall then install Xfree86 packages in Win2K) I 
>>>get the error:
>>>
>>>"mkshortcut.exe - Unable to Locate DLL
>>>
>>>The dynamic link library cygopt-0.dll could not be found in the 
>>>specified path
>>>D:\Win2KPro\cygwin\bin;D:\WINNT\system32;D:\WINNT\system;D:\WINNT;D:\Win2KPro\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin;D:\Win2KPro\cygwin\bin;D:\Win2KPro\cygwin\bin;D:\Win2KPro\cygwin\bin\D:\Win2KPro\cygwin\bin;[ 
>>>]y,[ ]."
>>>
>>>while in the "/etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh" step.
>>>
>>>Notes:
>>>1) D:\Win2KPro is my 'program files' directory (its a dual boot),
>>>     D:\WINNT is my Win2K (Win5.0) directory.
>>>2) Note how cygwin\bin is repeated 5 times in the path.
>>>     BTW, I have repeated this installation many times (maybe 5?)
>>>3) The "[ ]" in "[ ]y,[ ]" of the path represent the DOS-BIOS square
>>>     graphics character, and I have no clue as to where it came from.
>>>     It could be from other installations?
>>>
>>>The message reappeared more than 30 times during the install
>>>(I counted my clicks on the OK button).
>>>
>>>A "cygwin-XFree86" entry has been installed in my Win2K start menu,
>>>but the 5 sub-menus (editors, ... toys) are empty.
>>>
>>>I am not convinced that the installation was complete or correct.
>>>
>>>I have attempted to invoke startxwin.sh as specified in Chapter 4
>>>of the Cygwin/X documentation.  I receive the error message:
>>>
>>>"xterm.exe - Unable to Locatte DLL
>>>The dynamic link library cygcygipc-2.dll could not be found in the 
>>>specified path
>>>.... path information similar to above ...
>>>"
>>>
>>>Received the same information with "XWin.exe..."
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for any help.
>>>
>>>- Don
>>>
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