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Re: Suggested addition to the FAQ
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: Charles Lindahl <clindahl at ibt dot tamu dot edu>
- Cc: "'cygwin at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:01:21 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: Suggested addition to the FAQ
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Charles Lindahl wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have a quick suggested addition to the FAQ:
>
> FAQ #nnnn:
>
> Q: How do I determine the packages and version numbers I have installed
> on my system?
>
> A: Use the "cygcheck -c" option. This lists package names and versions
> as text.
>
> Sample output (abbreviated):
>
> $ cygcheck -c
> Cygwin Package Information
> Package Version
> XFree86-base 4.2.0-1
> ash 20020731-1
> autoconf 2.54-1
>
> .... etc ...
It's a good suggestion, but it might be better received as a patch against
winsup/doc/faq.texinfo from the Cygwin cvs sources.
Igor
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