3 @c search for "UPDATE!" for items that will need examination on future
6 @c This file may require a nonstandard texinfo.tex to format; if you
7 @c need it, please contact Cygnus Support (email editor-in-chief@cygnus.com)
8 @setfilename README.info
10 @c This file describes how to install a Cygnus Progressive Release.
12 @c Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Cygnus Support
13 @c This text may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU
14 @c General Public License.
22 @c The include file "texiplus.tex" is in the texinfo/cygnus dir, and
23 @c implements Cygnus modifications to the texinfo manual style.
25 @c The include file "smpklug.texi" is a kluge to deal with local
26 @c document production issues at Cygnus; it's safe to comment out this
27 @c line if you don't have (or don't want) the file.
34 @settitle Solaris--||RELNO|| Installation
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51 @title Installation Notes
54 @item Cygnus Support Developer's Kit
55 @item Progressive Release ||RELNO|| for Solaris
59 @c TOGGLE XREF DISPLAY TO AVOID SQUARE BRACKETS OR QUOTES:
60 @c (Cygnus "texiplus.tex" hack. If you want standard texinfo remove
61 @c or comment-out instances of @altref).
64 @ref{Brief,,Installing in Brief}
65 @ref{Contents,,Release Contents}.
66 @ref{Platforms,,Supported Platforms}.
68 @ref{Installing,,Installing the Developer's Kit}.
69 @ref{local-install,,Installing with local ||MEDIUM|| drive}.
70 @ref{cross-install,,Installing with another machine's ||MEDIUM|| drive}.
71 @ref{Examples,,Installation Examples}.
73 @ref{Paths,,Changing the Paths}
74 @ref{Trouble,,Some Things that Might go Wrong}
75 @ref{Rebuilding,,Rebuilding From Source}.
76 @ref{Removing,,Removing the Developer's Kit}.
78 @ref{Cygnus-FSF,,Cygnus Progressive Releases and the FSF}.
79 @ref{Cygnus-Support,,About Cygnus Support}.
81 @c TOGGLE XREF DISPLAY BACK, TO RESTORE MARKERS AROUND SECNAMES:
84 @author Cygnus Support @hfill hotline: +1 415 322 7836
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92 \global\def\manvers{Progressive ||RELNO|| for Solaris}
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96 Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992 Cygnus Support
98 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
99 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
100 are preserved on all copies.
102 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
103 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also that
104 the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
105 permission notice identical to this one.
107 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
108 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions.
113 @node Top, Brief, (dir), (dir)
116 This file is about the Cygnus Developer's Kit for Solaris: what's in it,
117 how to install it, and how to reconfigure it.
120 * Brief:: Installing in Brief
121 * Contents:: Release Contents
122 * Requirements:: System Requirements
123 * Installing:: Installing the Developer's Kit
124 * Running:: Running the Programs
125 * Paths:: Changing the Paths
126 * Trouble:: Some Things that Might go Wrong
127 * Rebuilding:: Rebuilding From Source
128 * Removing:: Removing Parts of the Developer's Kit
129 * Cygnus-FSF:: Cygnus Releases and the FSF
130 * Cygnus-Support:: About Cygnus Support
136 @node Brief, Contents, Top, Top
137 @unnumbered Installing in Brief
138 @strong{You can run the brief installation procedure if:}
141 Your Solaris computer has its own ||MEDIUM|| drive
143 You use the default installation directory @file{/opt/gnu}, and
145 You have at least ||DF|| MB available in @code{/opt} (try @samp{df /opt})
147 Otherwise, see @ref{Installing,,Installing the Developer's Kit}.
149 @strong{Steps for Brief Install:}
151 The whole procedure takes between ?? minutes and ???.
155 Make sure you have root access to the computer.
160 password: @i{(enter root password)}
165 Load the Progressive--||RELNO|| ||MEDIUM|| into your ||MEDIUM|| drive.
169 Mount the @sc{cd-rom}:
173 eg# @b{mkdir} @b{/cdrom} @i{(ignore any errors)}
174 eg# @b{mount} @b{-F} @b{hsfs} @b{-o} @b{ro} @b{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} @b{/cdrom}
180 Run the @code{pkgadd} command like this:
184 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-n} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
188 You will see messages about installation activity, ending with
192 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
197 Build a symbolic link to make execution paths easy:
201 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
202 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
208 Use your Cygnus customer-ID (see cover letter) to tag your copy of our
213 eg# @b{/opt/progressive/bin/install@t{_}cid} @var{customerID}
220 You're done! Anyone who puts @samp{/opt/progressive/bin} in her or his
221 @code{PATH} can use the Developer's Kit.
223 @node Contents, Requirements, Brief, Top
224 @unnumbered Release Contents
226 This Developer's Kit is a Cygnus Support @dfn{Progressive Release}: the
227 programs in it are recent versions, which have been tested and certified
228 both individually and as a coordinated suite of tools.
229 The kit includes both source and binaries for:
231 @c UPDATE! Anything new shoveled in?
240 compilation control program
242 @item Documentation Tools
243 @code{info}, @code{makeinfo}
245 @item Support Utilities
246 @code{patch}, the source-code update utility; @sc{gnu} @code{diff}; and
247 @code{send_pr}, the Cygnus problem-reporting utility
251 * Platforms:: Supported Platforms
254 @node Platforms, , Contents, Contents
255 @unnumberedsec Supported Platforms
259 All programs in your Developer's Kit are for ||HOST||s running
260 Solaris; we ship binaries (configured to install and run under
261 @file{/opt/gnu}) as well as all source code.
263 @item Other Platforms
264 For information on other platforms or other programs
265 that we may support, please contact Cygnus Support at:
275 @code{info@@cygnus.com}
280 * Requirements:: System Requirements
283 @node Requirements, Installing, Contents, Top
284 @unnumbered System Requirements
288 Progressive Release ||RELNO|| for ||HOST||s requires Solaris 2.0 or
291 @item A ||MEDIUM|| Drive
292 You need access to a ||MEDIUM|| drive. The ||MEDIUM|| drive need not be
293 on the computer where you want to run the software; but it is best if
294 the machine with a ||MEDIUM|| drive and your computer can mount a common
295 file system. At the very least, you need some sort of file transfer
296 capability between the machine with a ||MEDIUM|| drive and your
300 The total space required to extract and install
301 binaries and source for all programs is
304 The software is configured to go into @file{/opt/gnu}. If you have
305 space available, but not in the same file system as @file{/opt}, you can
306 use @samp{ln -s} to create @file{/opt/gnu} as a symbolic link to the
307 file system where you do have the space available.
309 If you don't have enough space, you may be able to install binaries only;
310 see @ref{Limited Space,,Not Enough Space}. The space required for
311 installing the binaries is ||BD|| megabytes.
314 The standard Solaris installation procedures for optional packages
315 require you to run the installation with root privileges. We deplore
316 this requirement, but consider it valuable nevertheless to conform to
317 the standard Solaris installation procedure.
320 @node Installing, Running, Requirements, Top
321 @unnumbered Installing the Developer's Kit
324 This note shows the different parts of examples like this:
326 @item Computer output is shown in @code{typewriter font.}
327 @item Your input is indicated by @b{a sans-serif font.}
328 @item Text to replace, rather than typing verbatim, is in @var{this font}.
329 @item Comments appear in @i{italic font}.
332 In examples, we show the system prompt as @samp{eg#}.
334 The Cygnus Progressive--||RELNO|| ||MEDIUM|| is designed to work with
335 the Solaris administration command @code{pkgadd}.
337 Two checklists follow. The first checklist shows what to do if you have
338 a ||MEDIUM|| drive on the computer where you want to install the
339 Developer's Kit; the second shows how to use another networked machine
340 to read the ||MEDIUM||, then finish the installation on your computer.
342 Both checklists suggest installing the Developer's Kit binaries under
343 @file{/opt/gnu} (which can be a symbolic link from somewhere else, if
344 you like). We recommend you use this location for the software, because
345 the precompiled, ready-to-run versions of the tools are configured this
346 way. If you want to install elsewhere, see @ref{Paths,,Changing
349 Both checklists are very similar to @ref{Brief,,Installing in Brief},
350 but provide more discussion of each step, and offer alternatives for
351 systems whose available disk space is not in @code{/opt} and for
352 installing only portions of the Developer's Kit.
355 * local-install:: Installing with a local ||MEDIUM|| drive
356 * cross-install:: Installing with another machine's ||MEDIUM|| drive
357 * Examples:: Installation Examples
358 * Why-fixincludes:: Why Convert System Header Files?
359 * Link:: Easy Access and Updating
362 @node local-install, cross-install, Installing, Installing
363 @unnumberedsubsec Installing with a local ||MEDIUM|| drive
365 This procedure is for a ||HOST|| that has its own ||MEDIUM|| drive. The
366 complete procedure takes at least ?? minutes on a fast, unloaded
367 machine; it may take up to ??? in other situations.
371 Make sure you have root access to the computer. The standard Solaris
372 installation procedures for optional packages require @code{root} to run
373 the complete installation.
378 password: @i{Enter root password.}
383 Check that you have enough space available in @file{/opt}
384 (@pxref{Requirements,,System Requirements}). You can use @samp{df /opt}
388 @emph{FIXME!} Does @code{pkgadd} check for this and issue an error? If
389 so, recast in those terms?
395 Load the Catalyst CDWARE disk into a disk caddy, and put the caddy in
399 Mount the @sc{cd-rom}. This note assumes your mount point for a
400 @code{cd-rom} is a directory called @file{/cdrom}; substitute to match
401 your site's conventions if necessary.
403 @c makeinfo seems unable to cope with nested ifset's when outer is off,
407 @emph{FIXME!} @file{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} for @sc{cd-rom} cribbed from
408 Sun's generic optional-package install notes. Is it really this cut and
409 dried? What about systems with more than one @sc{cd-rom} drive?
415 eg# @b{mkdir} @b{/cdrom} @i{(ignore any errors)}
416 eg# @b{mount} @b{-F} @b{hsfs} @b{-o} @b{ro} @b{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} @b{/cdrom}
423 Load the Cygnus Support release tape (labelled
424 ``Progressive--||RELNO||'') into your system's tape drive.
427 find out the name of the tape device on your machine that can read the
428 release tape. Cygnus release tapes are labelled to identify the kind of
429 tape used. You should use one of the following devices:
433 @emph{FIXME!} Does SVr4 specify device names enough that we can be more
438 @emph{FIXME!} For our own @code{Install}, we asked for
439 @emph{non-rewinding} tape device. @code{pkgadd} doesn't say what kind
440 of tape devices it wants. Does it matter?
445 @item ||TAPdflt|| tape
446 Use @file{||DEVdflt||} where the examples show @code{||MEDstr||}.
448 @item Exabyte ||MEDIUM||
449 The device name depends on how your Exabyte tape drive was installed;
450 ask your system administrator. You will probably use something like
451 @file{/dev/???/a0b1c2d3} where we show @code{||MEDstr||}.
456 Now you can install ready-to-run binaries; or source; or both.
460 Choose source or binaries by running @code{pkgadd} with either or
461 both of the arguments @samp{GNUDEVTkit} (to install binaries) or
462 @code{GNUDEVTsrc} (for the source).
465 Run @code{pkgadd} interactively (that is, @emph{without} the @w{@samp{-n}}
466 option) to choose the installation directory.
469 Use the @w{@samp{-d}} option to identify your ||MEDIUM||.
472 For instance, typing this command line starts installation of both
473 the source package and the binary package:
477 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
482 For each of the packages, @code{pkgadd} will ask for confirmation of the
483 install directory @file{/opt/gnu}, or an alternative.
485 For the source package @code{GNUDEVTsrc}, place the package wherever
486 it's convenient; the only advantage of using the default location
487 @file{/opt/gnu} is to keep the source near the binaries.
489 For the @code{GNUDEVTkit} binaries, we recommend using the default location
490 @file{/opt/gnu}, since this location is configured and compiled into all
494 @emph{Warning!} If you choose an alternate location for
495 @code{GNUDEVTkit} binaries, you will need to override the compiled-in
496 paths to run the programs. @xref{Paths,,Changing the Paths}.
499 This example shows the interaction to accept @file{/opt/gnu} for the
504 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit binaries.
505 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
509 This example shows the interaction to place the source in
510 @file{/usr/local/src} instead of the default location. After you type
511 the location, the installation script asks you to confirm. You can use
512 this opportunity to avoid typographical errors in the install directory
517 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit source.
518 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{n}
519 >>Where do you want to install? > @b{/usr/local/src}
520 >>Installing in "/usr/local/src". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
525 Installing the Developer's Kit binaries is a time-consuming step
526 (between ?? minutes and ???, depending on the speed of your machine).
527 @code{pkgadd} will display informative messages about its progress.
528 After the initial extraction step, it prepares copies of your system
529 header files, converted to comply better with @sc{ansi} C
530 (@pxref{Why-fixincludes,,Why Convert System Header Files?}). A log for
531 this step goes in @file{/opt/gnu/progressive-||RELNO||/fixincludes.log}.
532 @emph{Your system's original header files are not changed;}
533 @code{pkgadd} writes the converted copies in a separate,
534 @sc{gcc}-specific directory.
536 When installation is complete, @code{pkgadd} displays the message
540 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
545 Now that the software is on your system, you should arrange for users
546 to run it conveniently. We recommend the following symbolic link; see
547 @ref{Link,,Easy Access and Updating}, for a discussion.
551 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
552 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
558 Finally, in case you need to send problem reports to Cygnus, we've
559 included a script @code{send_pr} (and a supporting online template) to
560 structure and transmit your reports. Please use the small utility
561 script @code{install_cid} to record your Cygnus customer ID in your copy
562 of the problem report form. (You can find your customer ID in the cover
563 letter that came with this release; or call the Cygnus hotline,
564 @w{+1 415 322 7836}.) This will enable us to respond as quickly as
565 possible to any problem reports you send.
569 eg# @b{/opt/progressive/bin/install@t{_}cid @var{customerID}}
570 install_cid: `@var{customerID}' is now the default customer ID
578 You're done! Anyone who puts @samp{/opt/progressive/bin} in her or his
579 @code{PATH} can use the Developer's Kit.
581 @node cross-install, Examples, local-install, Installing
582 @unnumberedsubsec Installing with another machine's ||MEDIUM|| drive
583 This checklist is for a ||HOST|| that does not have its own ||MEDIUM|| drive,
584 but can share a file system with another machine that does have a ||MEDIUM||
585 drive. The other machine need not be a ||HOST||, @emph{but it must be
586 running some version of UNIX System V release 4}. The complete
587 procedure takes between ?? and ???, depending on the speed of
590 We show the other computer's prompt as @samp{other#}, and your
591 computer's prompt as @samp{eg#}.
595 @emph{FIXME!} SVr4 required simply for presence of @code{pkgadd}
596 command. If we care enough to relax this, we simply need to provide an
597 alternative extraction command-line. @code{dd}? @code{tar}?
603 find a machine with a suitable ||MEDIUM|| drive on the same network as your
604 ||HOST||, and sign on to it. If the only machine with a ||MEDIUM||
605 drive isn't on the network, @pxref{No Drive,,No Local ||MEDIUM|| Drive}.
608 Make sure you have root access to @emph{both} computers. The standard
609 Solaris installation procedures for optional packages require
610 @code{root} to run all installation steps.
614 other$ @b{su} @b{root}
615 password: @i{(enter root password)}
620 Choose a directory where you will extract the Developer's Kit. The
621 directory must be accessible from both machines (the one with the
622 ||MEDIUM|| drive, and the ||HOST|| where you want to use the software).
623 If possible, use @file{/var/spool/pkg}; this is the default package
624 spooling directory for Solaris (and System V release 4 in general).
628 @emph{FIXME!} Do SVr4 systems expect to export things like
629 @file{/var/spool/pkg}, or is this a nonsensical suggestion for
634 Wherever this note uses @var{shr}, substitute the name of the
638 Check that you have enough space available (@pxref{Requirements,,System
639 Requirements}) in @var{shr}. You can use @samp{df @var{shr}} to check.
642 @emph{FIXME!} Does @code{pkgadd} check for this and issue an error? If
643 so, recast in those terms?
649 Load the Catalyst CDWARE disk into a disk caddy, and put the caddy in
653 Mount the @sc{cd-rom}. This note assumes your mount point for a
654 @code{cd-rom} is a directory called @file{/cdrom}; substitute to match
655 your site's conventions if necessary.
657 @c makeinfo seems unable to cope with nested ifsets when outer is off,
661 @emph{FIXME!} @file{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} for @sc{cd-rom} cribbed from
662 Sun's generic optional-package install notes. Is it really this
663 definite on @emph{all} SVr4 systems? What about systems with more than
664 one @sc{cd-rom} drive?
670 other# @b{mkdir} @b{/cdrom} @i{(ignore any errors)}
671 other# @b{mount} @b{-F} @b{hsfs} @b{-o} @b{ro} @b{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} @b{/cdrom}
678 Load the Cygnus Support release ||MEDIUM|| (labelled
679 ``Progressive--||RELNO||'') into the tape drive. In these examples,
680 @var{||MEDstr||} stands for the device name for the appropriate
681 tape drive on your system.
684 find out the name of the tape device on the machine
685 that can read the release tape. Cygnus release tapes are labelled to
686 identify the kind of tape used. You should use one of the following
690 @emph{FIXME!} Does SVr4 specify device names enough that we can be more
695 @emph{FIXME!} For our own @code{Install}, we asked for
696 @emph{non-rewinding} tape device. @code{pkgadd} doesn't say what kind
697 of tape devices it wants. Does it matter?
702 @item ||TAPdflt|| ||MEDIUM||
703 Use @file{||DEVdflt||} where the examples show @code{||MEDstr||}.
705 @item Exabyte ||MEDIUM||
706 The device name depends on how your Exabyte ||MEDIUM|| drive was installed;
707 check with your system administrator. You will probably use something like
708 @file{/dev/???/a0b1c2d3} where the example shows @code{||MEDstr||}.
713 Now you can extract either the ready-to-run binary package, the source
718 Choose source or binaries by running @code{pkgadd} with either or
719 both of the arguments @samp{GNUDEVTkit} (to install binaries) or
720 @code{GNUDEVTsrc} (for the source).
722 @emph{Warning:} later, when installing on your ||HOST||, only the
723 packages you extract now will be available. We recommend you extract
724 both packages at this point.
727 Use @samp{-s @var{shr}} to copy the packages to @var{shr}, where you
728 will be able to install them from your ||HOST||.
731 Use the @w{@samp{-d}} option to identify your ||MEDIUM||.
734 This is the command line to extract both packages into @var{shr}:
738 other# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-s} @var{shr} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} \
739 @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
744 Log off the computer with the ||MEDIUM|| drive, and log on to the
745 ||HOST|| where you want to use the software.
748 Make sure you have root access to this computer, too. The standard
749 Solaris installation procedures for optional packages require
750 @code{root} to run the complete installation.
755 password: @i{(enter root password)}
760 Check that you have enough space available in @file{/opt}
761 (@pxref{Requirements,,System Requirements}). You can use @samp{df /opt}
765 @emph{FIXME!} Does @code{pkgadd} check for this and issue an error? If
766 so, recast in those terms?
771 Now you can install ready-to-run binaries; or source; or both.
775 Choose source or binaries by running @code{pkgadd} with either or
776 both of the arguments @samp{GNUDEVTkit} (to install binaries) or
777 @code{GNUDEVTsrc} (for the source).
779 @emph{Warning:} if you extracted only one of these packages when reading
780 the ||MEDIUM|| from another machine, you no longer have a choice---you
781 can only specify that package name to complete the installation.
784 Run @code{pkgadd} interactively (that is, @emph{without} the @w{@samp{-n}}
785 option) to choose the installation directory.
788 Use the @w{@samp{-d} @var{shr}} option to identify the shared directory
789 where you extracted the packages earlier. (If you used
790 @file{/var/spool/pkg} as @var{shr}, you can leave off this option;
791 @code{pkgadd} uses that directory as the default location for packages
795 For instance, typing this command line starts installation of both
796 the source package and the binary package:
800 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-d} @var{shr} @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
805 For each of the packages, @code{pkgadd} will ask for confirmation of the
806 install directory @file{/opt/gnu}, or an alternative.
808 For the source package @code{GNUDEVTsrc}, place the package wherever
809 it's convenient; the only advantage of using the default location
810 @file{/opt/gnu} is to keep the source near the binaries.
812 For the @code{GNUDEVTkit} binaries, we recommend using the default location
813 @file{/opt/gnu}, since this location is configured and compiled into all
817 @emph{Warning!} If you choose an alternate location for
818 @code{GNUDEVTkit} binaries, you will need to override the compiled-in
819 paths to run the programs. @xref{Paths,,Changing the Paths}.
822 This example shows the interaction to accept @file{/opt/gnu} for the
827 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit binaries.
828 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
832 This example shows the interaction to place the source in
833 @file{/usr/local/src} instead of the default location. After you type
834 the location, the installation script asks you to confirm. You can use
835 this opportunity to avoid typographical errors in the install directory
840 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit source.
841 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{n}
842 >>Where do you want to install? > @b{/usr/local/src}
843 >>Installing in "/usr/local/src". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
848 Installing the Developer's Kit binaries is a time-consuming step (at
849 least ?? minutes on a fast, unloaded machine; it may take as much as ???
850 under other circumstances). @code{pkgadd} will display informative
851 messages about its progress. After copying the binaries into their
852 installed locations, @code{pkgadd} prepares copies of your system header
853 files, converted to comply better with @sc{ansi} C
854 (@pxref{Why-fixincludes,,Why Convert System Header Files?}). A log for
855 this step goes in @file{/opt/gnu/progressive-||RELNO||/fixincludes.log}.
856 @emph{Your system's original header files are not changed;}
857 @code{Install} writes the converted copies in a separate,
858 @sc{gcc}-specific directory.
860 When installation is complete, @code{pkgadd} displays the message
864 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
869 Now that the software is on your system, you need to arrange for users
870 to run it conveniently. We recommend the following link; see
871 @ref{Link,,Easy Access and Updating}, for a discussion.
875 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
876 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
882 Finally, in case you need to send problem reports to Cygnus, we've
883 included a script @code{send_pr} (and a supporting online form) to
884 structure and transmit your reports. Please use the small utility
885 script @code{install_cid} to record your Cygnus customer ID in your copy
886 of the problem report form. (You can find your customer ID in the cover
887 letter that came with this release; or call the Cygnus hotline,
888 @w{+1 415 322 7836}.) This will enable us to respond as quickly as
889 possible to any problem reports you send.
893 eg# @b{/opt/progressive/bin/install@t{_}cid @var{customerID}}
894 install_cid: `@var{customerID}' is now the default customer ID
902 You're done! Anyone who puts @samp{/opt/progressive/bin} in her or his
903 @code{PATH} can use the Developer's Kit.
905 @node Examples, Why-fixincludes, cross-install, Installing
906 @unnumbered Installation Examples
908 Here are some examples covering common situations.
911 * binaries:: Installing binaries only
912 * ||HOSTstr||-remote:: Reading ||MEDIUM|| on any machine, finishing on ||HOST||
913 * source-remove:: Removing Source
916 @node binaries, ||HOSTstr||-remote, Examples, Examples
917 @unnumberedsubsec Installing binaries only
919 @c FIXME for texinfo?? The "ifsets" were originally only around the
920 @c portions of this example that depend on cdrom, but texinfo kept
921 @c not-finding the end-ifsets. Does ifset break inside example?
928 @i{Insert ||MEDIUM|| into drive.}
930 eg# @b{mkdir} @b{/cdrom}
931 eg# @b{mount} @b{-F} @b{hsfs} @b{-o} @b{ro} @b{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} @b{/cdrom}
932 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-n} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} @b{GNUDEVTkit}
934 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit binaries.
935 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
937 @i{Installation progress messages, ending with:}
939 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
941 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
942 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
953 @i{Insert ||MEDIUM|| into drive.}
955 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-n} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} @b{GNUDEVTkit}
957 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit binaries.
958 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
960 @i{Installation progress messages, ending with:}
962 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
964 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
965 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
970 If you don't want the source---for instance, to save space---you can use
971 the argument @samp{GNUDEVTbin} and omit @samp{GNUDEVTsrc}.
973 @node ||HOSTstr||-remote, source-remove, binaries, Examples
974 @unnumberedsubsec Reading ||MEDIUM|| on other machine, finishing on ||HOST||
979 @emph{On another SVr4 machine on your network with a ||MEDIUM|| drive:}
980 other$ @b{su} @b{root}
983 @i{Insert ||MEDIUM|| into drive.}
985 other# @b{mkdir} @b{/cdrom} @i{(ignore any errors)}
986 other# @b{mount} @b{-F} @b{hsfs} @b{-o} @b{ro} @b{/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0} @b{/cdrom}
987 other# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-s} @var{/var/spool/pkg} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} \
988 @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
991 @emph{On your ||HOST||}
994 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
996 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit binaries.
997 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
999 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit source.
1000 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
1002 @i{Installation progress messages, ending with:}
1004 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
1006 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
1007 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
1015 @emph{On another SVr4 machine on your network with a ||MEDIUM|| drive:}
1016 other$ @b{su} @b{root}
1019 @i{Insert ||MEDIUM|| into drive.}
1021 other# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{-s} @var{/var/spool/pkg} @b{-d} @b{||MEDstr||} \
1022 @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
1025 @emph{On your ||HOST||}
1028 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgadd} @b{GNUDEVTkit} @b{GNUDEVTsrc}
1030 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit binaries.
1031 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
1033 Extracting Solaris GNU Developer's Kit source.
1034 >>Installing in "/opt/gnu". OK? [y/n]> @b{y}
1036 @i{Installation progress messages, ending with:}
1038 Cygnus Support software distribution installed!
1040 eg# @b{cd} @b{/opt/gnu}
1041 eg# @b{ln} @b{-s} @b{progressive-||RELNO||} @b{progressive}
1047 If your ||HOST|| doesn't have a ||MEDIUM|| drive, but another SVr4
1048 machine that can mount a shared directory (here the default
1049 package-spooling directory, @samp{/var/spool/pkg}) does have one, you
1050 can carry out the first step of the installation from the machine with a
1051 ||MEDIUM|| drive, as shown. Note that you have to use @samp{-s} on
1052 the @code{pkgadd} command line. This alerts @code{pkgadd} to stop the
1053 install procedure after it reads the ||MEDIUM||. You still have to
1054 finish the installation, but the last two steps have to run on your
1057 @node source-remove, , ||HOSTstr||-remote, Examples
1058 @unnumberedsubsec Removing Source
1059 The @code{pkgrm} command can remove any package installed by
1060 @code{pkgadd}. For example, if after installing the complete
1061 Developer's Kit on your machine you decide to remove the source files:
1067 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgrm GNUDEVTsrc}
1071 @node Why-fixincludes, Link, Examples, Installing
1072 @unnumberedsec Why Convert System Header Files?
1076 @emph{FIXME!} This is pretty much the standard progressive blurb about
1077 fixincludes. Surely it's bogus here, since Solaris is a nice modern
1078 system? Doesn't it have ANSI header files?
1080 Someone, please confirm or deny! I seem to recall there's at least some
1081 bullshit about how @code{__ANSIC__} or some such thing is defined.
1086 You may notice messages about running @samp{fixincludes} during your
1087 Developer's Kit installation. When the @sc{ansi x3j11} committee
1088 finished developing a standard for the C language, a few things that had
1089 worked one way in many traditional C compilers ended up working
1090 differently in @sc{ansi} C. Most of these changes are improvements.
1091 But some Unix header files still rely on the old C meanings, in cases
1092 where the Unix vendor has not yet converted to using an @sc{ansi} C
1093 compiler for the operating system itself. The @samp{fixincludes}
1094 portion of installation is a mechanical translation that writes
1095 @sc{ansi} C versions of some system header files into a new,
1096 @sc{gcc}-specific include directory---@emph{your system's original
1097 header files are not affected.}
1099 The particular problems fixed include:
1102 @code{_IOR}, @code{_IOW}, and @code{_IORW} macros use obsolete
1103 preprocessor facilities
1105 @code{#endif} no longer ignores its argument
1108 If you don't run @code{fixincludes}, the GNU C compiler can only use the
1109 original system header files when you compile new C programs. @emph{In
1110 some cases, the resulting programs will fail at run-time}.
1112 @node Link, , Why-fixincludes, Installing
1113 @unnumbered Easy Access and Updating
1114 Once you've extracted them from the ||MEDIUM||, the Developer's Kit
1115 tools are installed under a directory named
1116 @file{progressive-||RELNO||}. We put the release number in the
1117 directory name so that you can keep several releases installed at the
1118 same time, if you wish. In order to simplify administrative procedures
1119 (such as upgrades to future Cygnus Progressive releases), we recommend
1120 that you establish a symbolic link @file{/opt/gnu/progressive} to this
1121 directory. For example, assuming you've used the default installation
1127 eg# @b{ln -s progressive-||RELNO|| progressive}
1131 We recommend building this link as the very last step in the
1132 installation process. That way, users at your site will only see
1133 software in @file{/opt/gnu/progressive} when you're satisfied that the
1134 installation is complete and successful.
1136 @node Running, Paths, Installing, Top
1137 @unnumbered Running the Programs
1138 Any users who wish to run the Cygnus development tools will need to make
1139 sure the @code{PATH} environment variable will find them. If you create
1140 the symbolic link we recommend above, users who want to run the
1141 Developer's Kit---regardless of whether they need binaries for a ||HOST||,
1142 or for some other platform---can use settings like one of the following
1143 in their initialization files.
1146 @exdent For shells compatible with Bourne shell (e.g. @code{/bin/sh}, @code{bash}, or Korn shell):
1148 @b{PATH=/opt/gnu/progressive/bin:$PATH}
1154 @exdent For C shell:
1156 @b{set path=(/opt/gnu/progressive/bin $path)}
1161 You should also ensure that your @code{man} command can pick up the
1162 manual pages for these tools. Some @code{man} programs recognize a
1163 @code{MANPATH} environment variable. If your @code{man} program is one
1164 of these, users at your site can also include in their initialization
1168 @exdent For Bourne-compatible shells:
1170 @b{MANPATH=/opt/gnu/progressive/man:$MANPATH:/opt/man}
1176 @exdent For C shell:
1178 @b{setenv MANPATH /opt/gnu/progressive/man:$MANPATH:/opt/man}
1182 If your @code{man} program doesn't recognize @samp{MANPATH}, you may
1183 want to copy or link the files from
1184 @file{progressive/man/man1} into your system's
1185 @file{man/man1}. @refill
1187 @node Paths, Trouble, Running, Top
1188 @unnumbered Changing the Paths
1189 The binaries shipped by Cygnus are configured for installation under the
1190 directory @file{/opt/gnu}. If you wish to run the tools in another
1191 location, the best solution---and, to date, the only complete one---is
1192 to rebuild them from source. @xref{Rebuilding,,Rebuilding from Source}.
1194 In particular, @code{gcc} and the documentation browser @code{info} need
1195 to know the location of the distribution.
1197 @subheading GCC Paths
1200 @emph{FIXME!} Add something about specs file?
1203 You can run the compiler @sc{gcc} without recompiling, even if you
1204 install the distribution in an alternate location, by first setting the
1205 environment variable @samp{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. This variable specifies
1206 where to find the executables, libraries, and data files used by the
1207 compiler. Its value will be different depending on which set of
1208 binaries you need to run. For example, if you install the Developer's Kit
1209 binaries under @file{/local} (instead of the default
1210 @file{/opt/gnu}), and you wish to run @sc{gcc} from there,
1211 you could set @samp{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} as follows. (You can
1212 type the first two lines as a single line, if you like; the example
1213 is split using the line continuation character @samp{\} only
1214 to make it fit on the printed page.)
1218 @b{GCC@t{_}EXEC@t{_}PREFIX=/local/progressive-||RELNO||/@t{\}
1219 lib/gcc/||TARGET||/||GCCvn||/}
1220 @b{export GCC@t{_}EXEC@t{_}PREFIX}
1225 The example assumes you use a shell compatible with the Bourne shell; if
1226 you run the C shell, use the following instead. (Again, the line
1227 continuation character @samp{\} is only used for convenience in the
1228 example; feel free to use a single line.)
1232 @b{setenv GCC@t{_}EXEC@t{_}PREFIX /local/progressive-||RELNO||/@t{\}
1233 lib/gcc/||TARGET||/||GCCvn||/}
1238 @emph{Warning: The trailing slash @samp{/} is important}. The @code{gcc}
1239 program uses @samp{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} simply as a prefix. If you omit the
1240 slash (or make any other mistakes in specifying the prefix), @code{gcc}
1241 will fail with a message beginning @samp{installation problem, cannot
1245 @subheading @code{info} Paths
1246 You can use the @w{@samp{--directory}} option, each time you run @code{info},
1247 to specify a non-default location for the documentation files. For
1248 example, if you read the distribution ||MEDIUM||s into @file{/local},
1249 you could run @code{info} as follows:
1253 @b{info --directory /local/progressive-||RELNO||/info}
1258 @emph{Warning:} the directory you specify with @code{--directory}
1259 @emph{must} contain at least the structured file called @code{dir},
1260 which specifies the menu structure that leads to the other documentation
1264 You can also run @code{info} on a specific documentation file,
1265 regardless of its location, by giving the option @code{-file} followed
1266 by a pathname to the desired file; or you can use the command
1267 @code{g(@var{filename})} to the same effect, after entering the
1268 @code{info} program.
1270 @node Trouble, Rebuilding, Paths, Top
1271 @unnumbered Some Things that Might go Wrong
1273 We've tried to make the installation of your Developer's Kit as painless
1274 as possible. Still, some complications may arise. Here are suggestions
1275 for dealing with some of them.
1278 * No Drive:: No Local ||MEDIUM|| Drive
1279 * Limited Space:: Not Enough Space
1280 * Install errors:: Error Messages from @code{Install}
1283 @node No Drive, Limited Space, Trouble, Trouble
1284 @unnumberedsec No Local ||MEDIUM|| Drive
1285 If your ||HOST|| doesn't have an appropriate ||MEDIUM|| drive, you may
1286 still be able to install your software. Check with your system
1287 administrator to see if another machine that runs Unix SVr4 at your site
1288 has a ||MEDIUM|| drive you can use. If so:
1290 @emph{If a shared filesystem is available} between the two machines, and
1291 it has enough space, see @ref{cross-install,,Installing with another
1292 machine's ||MEDIUM|| drive}.
1294 @node Limited Space, Install errors, No Drive, Trouble
1295 @unnumberedsec Not Enough Space
1296 If you don't have enough space to install all of the ||MEDIUM||
1297 distribution, you can instead extract only the compiled code, or only
1300 The following table summarizes the approximate space (rounded up to the
1301 next megabyte) needed for source and binaries.
1302 There is a little overlap between the partial installations: the
1303 documentation, and documentation tools, are always installed.
1310 source code for all programs
1316 You can easily extract these components independently of one another, by
1317 using the @samp{GNUDEVTsrc} or @samp{GNUDEVTbin} arguments to @code{pkgadd}.
1319 @node Install errors, , Limited Space, Trouble
1320 @unnumberedsec Error Messages from @code{Install}
1321 The @code{Install} script checks for many errors and inconsistencies in
1322 the way its arguments are used. The messages are meant to be
1323 self-explanatory. Here is a list of a few messages where further
1324 information might be useful:
1328 @emph{FIXME!} These are probably bogus, they're basically from Cygnus
1333 @item Cannot read from device @var{||MEDstr||}
1334 The error message ends with the ||MEDIUM|| device or directory that
1335 @code{pkgadd} was trying to use. Please check that it is the device you
1336 intended; possible causes of trouble might include leaving off the
1337 @samp{/dev/} prefix at the front of a device name. A typo in the
1338 device name might also cause this problem.
1340 If the problem is neither of these things, perhaps your ||MEDIUM||
1341 device can't read our ||MEDIUM||; @pxref{No Drive,,No Local ||MEDIUM||
1342 Drive}, for a discussion of how to use another machine's ||MEDIUM||
1345 @item @dots{} This is a problem.
1346 @itemx Cannot cd to @var{installdir}
1347 @itemx I do not know why I cannot create @var{installdir}
1348 @itemx hello.c fails to run
1349 @itemx test-ioctl.c fails to run
1350 @itemx I do not know how to remove an arch called @dots{}
1351 These errors (the first covers anything that ends in @samp{This is a
1352 problem}) are from paranoia checks; they are issued for situations that
1353 other checks should have covered, or for unlikely situations that
1354 require further diagnosis.
1356 If you get one of these messages, please
1359 @strong{call the Cygnus hotline, +1 415 322 7836}, or
1361 send electronic mail to @samp{help@@cygnus.com}.
1365 @node Rebuilding, Removing, Trouble, Top
1366 @unnumbered Rebuilding From Source
1368 All Cygnus products are free software; your Developer's Kit includes
1369 complete source code for all programs.
1371 Cygnus Support has implemented an automatic configuration scheme to
1372 adapt the programs to different environments.
1374 Rebuilding the programs from source requires these steps:
1384 For example, executing the following commands in sequence will rebuild
1385 and install a native version of all the tools in a nonstandard
1390 @b{cd progressive/src}
1391 @b{./configure ||HOSTstr|| -prefix=/local/gnu}
1392 @b{make clean all install}
1397 We discuss each step in detail in the following sections.
1400 * Configuration:: Configuration
1401 * Config Names:: Specifying Names for Hosts and Targets
1402 * configure Options:: @code{configure} Options
1403 * Compilation:: Compilation
1404 * Installation:: Installation
1407 @node Configuration, Config Names, Rebuilding, Rebuilding
1408 @unnumberedsec Configuration
1410 You can configure the software in this release by using the shell
1411 script called @code{configure}. The shell script requires one argument:
1412 the host type. There are also several possible options, including a
1413 @w{@samp{-target=}} option to configure for cross-system development.
1415 @node Config Names, configure Options, Configuration, Rebuilding
1416 @section Specifying Names for Hosts and Targets
1418 The specifications used for hosts and targets in the @code{configure}
1419 script are based on a three-part naming scheme, but some short predefined
1420 aliases are also supported. The full naming scheme encodes three pieces
1421 of information in the following pattern:
1424 @var{architecture}-@var{vendor}-@var{os}
1429 @emph{FIXME!} What is real alias for Solaris/SPARC?
1432 For example, you can use the alias @code{solar} as a @var{host} argument
1433 or in a @w{@samp{-target=@var{target}}} option, but the equivalent full name
1434 is @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2}.
1437 @emph{Warning:} @code{configure} can represent a very large number of
1438 combinations of architecture, vendor, and OS. There is by no means
1439 support for all possible combinations!
1442 @node configure Options, Compilation, Config Names, Rebuilding
1443 @section @code{configure} Options
1445 This section summarizes the @code{configure} options and arguments.
1446 Your Developer's Kit contains full online documentation for the Cygnus
1447 configure system. @inforef{Using Configure,,configure.info}, to read
1448 about @code{configure} in more detail, including information on how the
1449 @code{configure} options relate to @file{Makefile} variables.
1452 configure @r{[}-prefix=@var{dest}@r{]}
1453 @r{[}-exec-prefix=@var{bindest}@r{]}
1454 @r{[}-srcdir=@var{path}@r{]}
1455 @r{[}-norecursion@r{]}
1456 @r{[}-target=@var{target}@r{]}
1462 @emph{FIXME!} Show complete configure option list used for release?
1466 @item -prefix=@var{dest}
1467 @var{dest} is an installation directory @emph{path prefix},
1468 the root for the directories where @code{make install} will
1469 place things. After you configure with this option, @code{make install}
1470 will install info files in @file{@var{dest}/info}, man pages in
1471 @file{@var{dest}/man}, and---unless you also use
1472 @w{@samp{-exec-prefix}}---compiled programs in @file{@var{dest}/bin},
1473 and libraries in @file{@var{dest}/lib}.
1474 If you specify @w{@samp{-prefix=/local}}, for example, @code{make
1475 install} puts the development tools in @file{/local/bin}.
1477 @emph{WARNING:} the default @var{dest} path prefix in the source is not
1478 the same as the prefix for the preconfigured binaries distributed by Cygnus.
1480 @w{@samp{-prefix=/opt/gnu/progressive-||RELNO||}} was used to build this
1481 Cygnus Progressive Release. If you do not use @w{@samp{-prefix}}, the
1482 installation directory is @file{/usr/local}.
1484 @item -exec-prefix=@var{bindest}
1485 @w{@samp{-exec-prefix}} serves the same purpose as @w{@samp{-prefix}}, but
1486 affects only machine-dependent targets (compiled programs and
1487 libraries). Specifying both @w{@samp{-prefix}} and @w{@samp{-exec-prefix}}
1488 allows you to segregate machine-dependent files, so that
1489 machine-independent files can be shared.
1491 @emph{WARNING:} the default @var{bindest} path prefix in the source is not
1492 the same as the prefix for the preconfigured binaries distributed by Cygnus.
1494 @w{@samp{-exec-prefix=/opt/gnu/progressive-||RELNO||}} was
1495 used to build this Cygnus Progressive Release.
1496 If you do not use @w{@samp{-exec-prefix}}, the default directory for
1497 machine-dependent targets is whatever was specified with @file{-prefix}
1498 (by default, @file{/usr/local}).
1500 @item -srcdir=@var{path}
1501 @emph{Warning: This option is only supported if you use @sc{gnu}
1502 @code{make}} (which is included in this Cygnus Progressive--||RELNO|| release).
1503 Use this option to make configurations in directories separate from the
1504 source directories. @code{configure} writes configuration specific files
1505 in the current directory, but arranges for them to use the source in the
1506 directory @var{path}. @code{configure} will create directories under
1507 the working directory in parallel to the source directories below
1508 @var{path}. Among other things, you can use this to build (or maintain)
1509 several configurations simultaneously, in separate directories.
1512 Configure only the directory level where @code{configure} is executed; do not
1513 propagate configuration to subdirectories.
1515 @item -target=@var{target}
1516 Configure the development tools for cross-development (compiling,
1517 debugging, or other processing) of programs running on the specified
1518 @var{target}. Without this option, programs are configured ``native'',
1519 that is, for managing programs that run on the same machine (@var{host})
1520 as the development tools themselves.
1522 There is no convenient way to generate a list of all available targets.
1524 @item @var{host} @dots{}
1525 Configure the development tools to run on the specified @var{host}.
1527 There is no convenient way to generate a list of all available hosts.
1530 The @w{@samp{-prefix=@var{dest}}} and @w{@samp{-exec-prefix=@var{bindest}}}
1531 options are particularly important. If you don't specify a @var{dest}
1532 or @var{bindest} directory, the @file{Makefile} installs binaries in
1533 subdirectories of @file{/usr/local}. These options are important
1534 because the @var{dest} and @var{bindest} directories are used for
1539 @var{bindest} is the directory where binaries are installed.
1542 @var{bindest} is built into the compiler itself for the
1543 locations of @sc{gcc} specific include files, the locations of @sc{gcc}
1544 subprograms, and the location of the @sc{gcc} specific library
1548 @var{dest} is compiled into @code{info} as the default directory
1549 for the documentation.
1553 @node Compilation, Installation, configure Options, Rebuilding
1554 @unnumberedsec Compilation
1556 After you've run @code{configure} (which writes the final
1557 @file{Makefile} in each directory), compilation is straightforward.
1558 To compile all the programs in the Developer's Kit, run:
1566 The overall @file{Makefile} propagates the value of the @code{CC}
1567 variable explicitly, so that you can easily control the compiler used in
1568 this step. @code{CFLAGS} is treated the same way. For instance, to
1569 build the compiler a second time, using @sc{gcc} to compile itself
1570 (after building and installing it in the alternate directory
1571 @file{/local/gnu}), you might use
1575 @b{make CC=/local/gnu/H-sun4/bin/gcc CFLAGS=-O}
1579 The conventional targets @samp{all}, @samp{install}, and @samp{clean}
1580 are supported at all levels of @file{Makefile}. Other targets are
1581 supported as well, as appropriate in each directory; please read the
1582 individual @file{Makefile} for details. Each @file{Makefile} in the
1583 source directories includes ample comments to help you read it. If you
1584 are not familiar with @code{make}, refer to @ref{Overview,,Overview of
1585 @code{make}, make.info, GNU Make: A Program for Directing
1588 @node Installation, , Compilation, Rebuilding
1589 @unnumberedsec Installation
1591 Whether you configure an alternative path using @code{-prefix}, or you
1592 use the default installation path @file{/usr/local}, you can install the
1593 software by executing:
1601 @node Removing, Cygnus-FSF, Rebuilding, Top
1602 @unnumbered Removing Parts of the Developer's Kit
1603 You can use the @code{pkgrm} command to remove either part of this
1604 release from where @code{pkgadd} installed it.
1606 To do this, call @code{pkgrm} with either or both of the arguments
1607 @samp{GNUDEVTkit} (to remove binaries) or @samp{GNUDEVTsrc} (to remove
1608 source). For example, suppose you never look at the source, and are
1609 running short of disk space; you can remove the source, while leaving
1610 the rest of the Progressive Release undisturbed, as follows:
1614 eg# @b{/usr/sbin/pkgrm GNUDEVTsrc}
1618 To remove the complete Progressive Release of the Developer's Kit from
1619 your system (if, eventually, you no longer want it), specify both
1620 package names as arguments to @code{pkgrm}
1622 @node Cygnus-FSF, Cygnus-Support, Removing, Top
1623 @unnumbered Cygnus Releases and the FSF
1625 Most of the tools in this Developer's Kit are originally from the Free
1626 Software Foundation (FSF). You can get versions of all these tools
1627 from the FSF as well as from Cygnus. In general, Cygnus Progressive
1628 Releases add to FSF software in the following ways:
1629 @c UPDATE! more differences bet Cygnus/FSF releases?
1633 Commercial support is available. Cygnus adds value to FSF releases in
1634 large measure by offering outstanding support services.
1636 Coordination. The tools in your Developer's Kit are certified to work
1637 together; you need not worry about tools being out of step with each other.
1639 Bug fixes. A Progressive Release includes many fixes, already integrated
1640 into the programs. Cygnus repairs bugs discovered during testing, and
1641 also tracks and includes bug fixes developed for other Cygnus customers
1642 or distributed over the Internet.
1644 Bug reporting. Cygnus releases include the tool @code{send_pr}, which
1645 you can use to make sure your problem reports receive prompt attention,
1646 and are also incorporated in our future tests.
1648 Documentation. Cygnus revises and adds to available FSF
1649 documentation to give you better descriptions of all the software tools.
1651 Stability. Cygnus tests (and uses) all the programs it releases.
1654 @c FIXME! If we can say something about this, remove @ignore/@end ignore
1655 @c and fill in below:
1657 This particular Cygnus Progressive release differs from the nearest
1658 corresponding FSF distributions in these important details:
1664 @node Cygnus-Support, , Cygnus-FSF, Top
1665 @unnumbered About Cygnus Support
1667 Cygnus Support was founded in 1989 to provide commercial support for
1668 free software. Cygnus supplies products and services that benefit
1669 advanced development groups by allowing them to use state-of-the-art
1670 tools without having to maintain them. With Cygnus Support, sites that
1671 once were forced to do their own tool support can recover that valuable
1672 staff time. Former users of proprietary software now may choose
1673 supported free software, combining the advantages of both worlds.
1675 Free software is faster, more powerful, and more portable than its
1676 proprietary counterparts. It evolves faster because users who want to
1677 make improvements are free to do so. Cygnus tracks these
1678 improvements and integrates them into tested, stable versions ready
1679 for commercial use, then backs this software with comprehensive
1682 With Cygnus Support as your partner, you will have the software and
1683 the support you need to meet your business objectives. Cygnus
1684 is intimately familiar with this software from extensive experience
1685 using, debugging, and implementing it. You get direct access to the
1686 most qualified support people: the authors of the software.
1688 We provide ``vintage'' releases---the most stable versions, which have
1689 been though even more extensive use and testing---or up-to-the minute
1690 ``progressive'' releases, for those who need the very latest version.
1692 Because all our improvements are also free software, you can
1693 distribute them widely within your organization, or to your customers,
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