INSTALL.md: cygwin details and add source code link #17485
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Added more details to help with cygwin install, adding links to curl source code where relevant to help save people a little time.
The cygwin install process I used for the instructions are:
1. Windows Sandox
2. Install winget
3. Install cygwin
4. Download curl source code:
- curl https://mirrors.kernel.org/sources.redhat.com/cygwin/x86_64/release/curl/curl-8.13.0-1-src.tar.xz -o src.tar.xz
- tar -xJf src.tar.xz && rm src.tar.xz
- move curl-8.13.0-1.src\curl-8.13.0.tar.xz curl.tar.xz
- tar -xJf curl.tar.xz && rm curl.tar.xz
- move curl-8.13.0 curl
- cd curl
- sh configure --without-ssl
- make
- ${test_commands}
5. Run curl ${test_commands}:
- src\curl --help
- src\curl http://example.com
- src\curl -I http://example.com
- src\curl -H "accept-language: en-US,en;q=0.9" http://example.com
- src\curl -L http://example.com
Correct errors from spellcheck, badwords-synopsis, and mischecks.
Correct errors from spellcheck, badwords-synopsis, and mischecks.
Correct error from spellcheck.
But they link to different anchors on the download page, which seems mostly wrong. Most of the specific packages listed on the download page are not source code at all so several links are definitely wrong. I think it is better to direct users to the curl release tarballs at the top of the download page. Probably then completely without any fragment in the URL. |
vszakats
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May 30, 2025
Commit suggestions. Co-authored-by: Viktor Szakats <vszakats@users.noreply.github.com>
Removed the redundant links to curl source code.
vszakats
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May 31, 2025
vszakats
reviewed
May 31, 2025
Implement suggestions. Co-authored-by: Viktor Szakats <vszakats@users.noreply.github.com>
Tested build without suggested packages. It worked.
Change cygwin setup-x86_64 syntax that provides better search search results.
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@vszakats is there a 👍 from you on this? |
vszakats
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Yes, looking good! |
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Thanks! |
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Added more details to help with cygwin install, adding links to curl source code (where relevant) to help save people a little time.
The cygwin install process I used for the instructions are:
Windows Sandox
Install winget
Install cygwin
Download curl source code:
curl https://mirrors.kernel.org/sources.redhat.com/cygwin/x86_64/release/curl/curl-8.13.0-1-src.tar.xz -o src.tar.xztar -xJf src.tar.xz && rm src.tar.xzmove curl-8.13.0-1.src\curl-8.13.0.tar.xz curl.tar.xztar -xJf curl.tar.xz && rm curl.tar.xzmove curl-8.13.0 curlcd curlsh configure --without-sslmake - ${test_commands}Run curl ${test_commands}:
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src\curl --help-
src\curl http://example.com-
src\curl -I http://example.com-
src\curl -H "accept-language: en-US,en;q=0.9" http://example.com-
src\curl -L http://example.com