possible typo (mention of setup.exe) in cygwin web pages

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis@SystematicSW.ab.ca
Thu Jan 16 00:10:34 GMT 2025


On 2025-01-15 11:08, David Dyck via Cygwin wrote:
> I think the
>     "setup.exe" mentioned in
> https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ov-ex-win.html
> "Quick Start Guide for those more experienced with Windows"
> 
> setup.exe is mentioned 3 times on the page, the first is:
>       To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the *setup.exe* program and
> click Next at each page.  Most people know what was meant, so I guess these
> 
> on the main page it is clearly called out as
>    *Install Cygwin by running *setup-x86_64.exe
> <https://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe>
> it looks like setup.exe is mentioned in the following files in cygwin-htdocs
> 
> cygwin-ug-net/brief-history.html
> cygwin-ug-net/highlights.html
> cygwin-ug-net/ov-ex-unix.html
> cygwin-ug-net/ov-ex-win.html

The xml files in this query need updated to use "the Cygwin Setup program" or 
the actual link:

	https://cygwin.com/git/?p=newlib-cygwin.git&a=search&st=grep&s=setup.exe

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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