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RE: Cygwin setup.exe via the cygwin shell
Unfortunately setup.exe is not a viable command. Does it need to be enabled
somehow?
$ setup.exe -h
bash: setup.exe: command not found
Thrall, Bryan wrote:
>
> acmeinc wrote on Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:27 PM:
>> I'm trying to install Cygwin apps via the Cygwin shell rather than
> opening
>> and running the setup.exe via the windows interface.
>>
>> I figure there must be a way, similar to FreeBSD ports tree, to
> install
>> Cygwin/Unix apps via the Cygwin shell.
>>
>> This will also allow me to install and update apps remotely as I have
>> OpenSSH setup.
>>
>> Please let me konw if you any information regarding installing and
> setting
>> up Cygwin via the Cygwin shell.
>
> ----
> $ setup.exe -h
> $ cat setup.log
> <snip>
> Command Line Options:
> -D --download Download from internet
> -L --local-install Install from local directory
> -s --site Download site
> -R --root Root installation directory
> -P --packages Specify packages to install
> -p --proxy HTTP/FTP proxy (host:port)
> -q --quiet-mode Unattended setup mode
> -h --help print help
> -l --local-package-dir Local package directory
> -r --no-replaceonreboot Disable replacing in-use files
> on next
> reboot.
> -X --no-verify Don't verify setup.ini
> signatures
> -n --no-shortcuts Disable creation of desktop and
> start
> menu shortcuts
> -N --no-startmenu Disable creation of start menu
> shortcut
> -d --no-desktop Disable creation of desktop
> shortcut
> -K --pubkey Path to extra public key file
> (gpg
> format)
> -S --sexpr-pubkey Extra public key in s-expr
> format
> -u --untrusted-keys Use untrusted keys from
> last-extrakeys
> -U --keep-untrusted-keys Use untrusted keys and retain
> all
> -A --disable-buggy-antivirus Disable known or suspected buggy
> anti
> virus software packages during
> execution.
> ----
>
> For example (untested), to install vim and bc:
>
> setup.exe -d -q -R 'c:\cygwin' -s 'http://mirrors.xmission.com/cygwin/'
> -l 'c:\cygwin\home\thrall' -P vim,bc
>
> --
> Bryan Thrall
> FlightSafety International
> bryan.thrall@flightsafety.com
>
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