Cygwin git tab completion
Updated for 2016: Install package bash-completion.
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Install rsync with cygwin [closed]
Run your cygwin setup.exe again, and expand the categories to find ‘rsync’ and ‘ssh’.
Cygwin make error : *** target pattern contains no `%’
This error is due to a presence of a “:”. Therefore it no longer supports windows paths. You need to download version 3.80 and replace the make.exe in the \bin directory. Apparently it needs cygintl12.dll too.
What packages should I install with Cygwin to make it not bloated but also have everything I would need as a developer? [closed]
Update: I’ve switched over to WSL since posting this answer. If you’re still using Cygwin give it a try. It’s not a drop-in replacement but it’s nicer in a number of ways. Personally, I find having to exit Cygwin just to install new packages annoying enough to try to avoid the just-in-time strategy, and fortunately … Read more
How do I terminate all the subshell processes?
Here’s a simpler solution — just add the following line at the top of your script: trap “kill 0” SIGINT Killing 0 sends the signal to all processes in the current process group.
Installing additional packages for Cygwin
No, adding additional packages doesn’t modify the current settings. There is a package manager called apt-cyg which installes additional packages from command-line. To install apt-cyg follow the below steps: wget rawgit.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg install apt-cyg /bin Note: wget should be installed for downloading the apt-cyg. To Use apt-cyg for installing additional package (after following the above steps): … Read more
Why does GCC-Windows depend on cygwin?
Actually, the question premise is wrong: MinGW GCC does NOT require Cygwin. You will see you don’t need Cygwin at all. It runs natively on Windows (32-bit, at least). Both the toolchain and the produced binaries are independent of Cygwin. The MinGW compilers available in Cygwin are different: they are built on the Cygwin platform, … Read more
error C2679: binary ‘>>’ : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type ‘std::string’ (or there is no acceptable conversion)
Have you included all of the following headers? <fstream> <istream> <iostream> <string> My guess is you forgot <string>. On a side note: That should be std::cout and std::endl.
Cygwin no available download site
I had the same issue. i changed my setting in “Select Your Internet Connection” to “Use Internet Explorer Proxy” instead of “Direct Connection”.It worked like a charm. I guess the issue is due to the proxy layer at work.
Invoking python under CygWin on Windows hangs
Try this python -i and yes you will find some glitches here and there !!! Option -i forces an interactive prompt as shown in Python help python -h page here. $ python -h -i : inspect interactively after running script; forces a prompt even if stdin does not appear to be a terminal; also PYTHONINSPECT=x