Hi Bill.

11-Aug-03 10:51:00, Bill Birrell wrote to All


 BB> Help me out here, guys! I am baffled and bewildered. Cygwin (which
 BB> I've just downloaded) sets up a unix like environment on a windows
 BB> machine (presumably to allow emacs and cc to run normally.

 BB> Problem 1 - can't find cc (not in /bin not in /usr/bin).

maybe it's called gcc?

 BB> Problem 2 - the keyboard appears to be set up for US use and I've
 BB> no idea how to change it to the keys on my keyboard. It's a
 BB> problem because the shell assumes I have at least one more line on
 BB> my screen than I have, and I can't find the 'Ý' symbol to use a
 BB> pipe to pipe the output though more. (can't even find more). This
 BB> even though I deliberately downloaded it from the UK mirror site

until you get your layout sorted the pipe '|' will will be on a
symbol key be near one of the corners of the keyboard, it's shifted.
(i'd be more specific but they move the balasted thing round on different
US keyboards...)

try "less" instead of "more"

 BB> Problem 3 - can't find man to do man -k anything. The man pages
 BB> are all there, though

try info

 BB> Problem 4 - why would anybody choose to use a unix emulator on
 BB> Windows when unix itself is available?

maybe the're addicted to win. (or /need/ some win app)

 -=> Bye <=-

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