Just updated Cygwin and can't make with g++ command not found

warrenmcneely@harbornet.com warrenmcneely@harbornet.com
Thu Mar 25 06:31:00 GMT 2004


Do I need those files for writing C++ code, compiling and debugging?

By the way I always get two emails from you for each response-any idea why?

Warren



At 08:25 PM 3/24/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Installing all of Cygwin's packages is quite large, yes.  .99GB doesn't
>seem beyond reason to me.
>
>X11R6 is the directory with X-windows binaries.
>
>Larry
>
>
>At 08:03 PM 3/24/2004, you wrote:
> >Thanks, Larry
> >
> >I now have My usr file at .99GB is that normal?  With X11R6 at 
> 147MB--what is this file?  I need to trim this whole thing back.  Cygwin 
> is over 2 GB.
> >
> >Warren
> >
> >At 10:14 PM 3/23/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >>At 05:36 PM 3/23/2004, you wrote:
> >>>Hi Larry,
> >>>
> >>>Well doesn't the installer install everything when you select "all"?
> >>>When I first installed Cygwin last October I had no such problem.
> >>
> >>
> >>If you're saying that you selected all packages for install now, then
> >>yes, it should install everything.  If you're saying that you updated
> >>the installation you made in October by rerunning setup now and
> >>updating all your installed packages, then the answer is no, it will
> >>not install everything.  The 'gcc' package has since been broken into
> >>multiple packages from the one, monolithic package it used to be.  So,
> >>without specifically installing 'g++', you will only update the 'gcc'
> >>package, which does not contain 'g++'.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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