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| If you are new to the world of UNIX, you may find it difficult to |
| understand at first. This guide is not meant to be comprehensive, |
| so we recommend that you use the many available Internet resources |
| to become acquainted with UNIX basics (search for "UNIX basics" or |
| "UNIX tutorial"). |
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| To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the Cygwin Setup program from |
| the <a class="ulink" href="https://cygwin.com/" target="_top">Cygwin homepage</a> and click |
| <code class="literal">Next</code> |
| at each page. The default settings are correct for most users. If you |
| want to know more about what each option means, see |
| <a class="xref" href="setup-net.html#internet-setup" title="Internet Setup">the section called “Internet Setup”</a>. Use the Cygwin Setup program |
| any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. If you are |
| installing Cygwin for a specific purpose, use it to install the tools |
| that you need. For example, if you want to compile C++ programs, you |
| need the <code class="systemitem">gcc-g++</code> package and probably a text |
| editor like <code class="systemitem">nano</code>. When running Cygwin Setup, |
| clicking on categories and packages in the package installation screen |
| will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated. |
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| After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in |
| the <code class="literal">/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/</code> directory. |
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| Developers coming from a Windows background will be able to write |
| console or GUI executables that rely on the Microsoft Win32 API instead |
| of Cygwin using the mingw32 or mingw64 cross-compiler toolchains. The |
| <span class="command"><strong>-shared</strong></span> option to GCC allows to write Windows Dynamically |
| Linked Libraries (DLLs). The resource compiler <span class="command"><strong>windres</strong></span> |
| is also provided. |
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