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authorrrt <unknown>2001-04-30 16:42:33 +0000
committerrrt <unknown>2001-04-30 16:42:33 +0000
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downloadhaskell-e5606db9f7357dc13c6d2174d91c7deac201e43f.tar.gz
[project @ 2001-04-30 16:42:33 by rrt]
Say not to install the cygwin package, rather than to install it.
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@@ -2651,9 +2651,10 @@ guide) before continuing to read these notes.
<para>
Before you start, make sure you've installed the Cygwin packages
-<filename>cygwin</filename>, <filename>openssh</filename>, <filename>openssl</filename>,
+<filename>openssh</filename>, <filename>openssl</filename>,
<filename>cvs</filename>, <filename>gdbm</filename> (needed by cvs), <filename>m4</filename> and
-<filename>autoconf</filename>. You also need to make sure that the
+<filename>autoconf</filename>. Do not install the <filename>cygwin</filename>
+package; the bits of it you need are supplied with GHC. You also need to make sure that the
user environment variable <Constant>MAKE_MODE</Constant> is set to <Literal>UNIX</Literal>. If you don't do
this you get very weird messages when you type <Command>make</Command>, such as:
</para><Screen>