GNOME on cygwin

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

On 8/4/2010 2:20 PM, Raul Acevedo wrote:
> I'm a little confused about GNOME on Cygwin.  Cygwin installer claims to have
> a whole GNOME section, but I can't find basic applications like
> gnome-terminal or gnome-text-editor.  Google shows there are ports of GNOME
> for Cygwin; but then why does the installer have a GNOME section that only
> seems to have libraries and bitmaps?

Because those ports aren't part of the distribution and are, therefore,
not supported by cygwin.com.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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