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Re: Why do I need Cygwin for Yeoman?


On 07/04/14 11:01, Clare Sudbery wrote:

I am currently working through a Yeoman tutorial (here:
http://yeoman.io/codelab.html).

Foreword: I don't even know what Yeoman is...



The tutorial recommends using Cygwin as a command prompt ("Most of your
interactions with Yeoman will be through the command line. Run commands
in the Terminal app if you’re on Mac, your shell in Linux, or Cygwin if
you are on Windows.").

Their FAQs says it different: "On Windows, we use the command shell (cmd.exe) or PowerShell.".

I would get sick fast of cmd.exe, but I never bothered trying PowerShell.



I had never heard of Cygwin before, so I assumed it was just an enhanced
command prompt.

No, it's not.



I see from the home page that Cygwin is used to do Linus
dev in a Windows environment.

Not even this.



I
thought I may as well use whatever tools were being used in the Yeoman
tutorial.

As I said before, no one sane would use cmd.exe as its prompt.
Having a decent shell is often one of the reason I install Cygwin when I forcibly have to use Windows.



At the very end of the Cygwin download, my anti-virus software (Avast)
blocked an infected file

See https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.using.bloda.



Do I actually NEED Cygwin to use Yeoman?

I don't think you need it, but (bearing in mind I don't even know Yeoman) I think you want it.



Can I just install a Cygwin command prompt and leave the rest?

No.



As far as I can tell, I just want a command prompt!

Then I think you should look elsewhere (N.B. I don't know where).



 bye
	av.

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