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author | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2009-04-01 16:56:08 +0000 |
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committer | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2009-04-01 16:56:08 +0000 |
commit | cf7fdc06721b0f59df8d0dacb8398fc7ec03035a (patch) | |
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* faq-using.xml (faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking): Rename.
(faq.using.ipv6): New IPv6 FAQ.
* gdb.sgml: Remove incorrect statement about Insight.
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-rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/faq-using.xml | 25 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/gdb.sgml | 17 |
3 files changed, 37 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index dd973d1..bf45cae 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2009-04-01 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> + + * faq-using.xml (faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking): Rename. + (faq.using.ipv6): New IPv6 FAQ. + * gdb.sgml: Remove incorrect statement about Insight. + 2009-03-31 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> * setup2.sgml (setup-locale-problems): Fix an incomplete sentence. diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml index ad60438..64fee2a 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml @@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ Cygwin application providing a native GUI. </para> </answer></qandaentry> -<qandaentry id="faq.api.symlinkstoppedworking"> +<qandaentry id="faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking"> <question><para>Why do some of my old symlinks don't work anymore?</para></question> <answer> @@ -1020,6 +1020,29 @@ Cygwin mounts or symbolic links. elsewhere in this FAQ. </para></answer></qandaentry> +<qandaentry id="faq.using.ipv6"> +<question><para>Why do I get "Address family not supported" errors when playing with IPv6?</para></question> +<answer> + +<para>IPv6 is fully supported and available right from the start with +Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.</para> + +<para>The previous generation of Windows, +Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, only support IPv6 on an "experimental" +basis. On these Windows versions, the IPv6 TCP/IP stack is not installed +automatically, rather the system administrator has to install it manually. +Unless this has already been done on your machine, your machine is not +IPv6-capable and that's why you see the "Address family not supported" +error message.</para> + +<para>There's also a very experimental IPv6 stack for Windows 2000, and +Cygwin will try its best to support it, but it's not recommended to install +it. Windows NT4 or older never saw IPv6 at all.</para> + +<para>For more information about IPv6 on Windows and how to install the +IPv6 stack, see the <ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/ipv6/ipv6faq.mspx">Microsoft TechNet IPv6 FAQ article</ulink> +</para></answer></qandaentry> + <qandaentry id="faq.using.bloda"> <question><para>What applications have been found to interfere with Cygwin?</para></question> <answer> diff --git a/winsup/doc/gdb.sgml b/winsup/doc/gdb.sgml index 2a13e2b..42d3128 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/gdb.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/gdb.sgml @@ -32,17 +32,14 @@ information give your program enough information about the original sources so that the debugger can make debugging much easier for you.</para> -<para>In Windows versions of GNUPro, GDB comes with a full-featured -graphical interface. In Cygwin Net distributions, GDB is only -available as a command-line tool. To invoke GDB, simply type -<command>gdb myapp.exe</command> at the command prompt. It will -display some text telling you about itself, then -<literal>(gdb)</literal> will appear to prompt you to enter commands. -Whenever you see this prompt, it means that gdb is waiting for you to -type in a command, like <command>run</command> or +<para>To invoke GDB, simply type <command>gdb myapp.exe</command> at the +command prompt. It will display some text telling you about itself, +then <literal>(gdb)</literal> will appear to prompt you to enter +commands. Whenever you see this prompt, it means that gdb is waiting +for you to type in a command, like <command>run</command> or <command>help</command>. Oh <literal>:-)</literal> type -<command>help</command> to get help on the commands you can type in, -or read the <citation>GDB User's Manual</citation> for a complete +<command>help</command> to get help on the commands you can type in, or +read the <citation>GDB User's Manual</citation> for a complete description of GDB and how to use it.</para> <para>If your program crashes and you're trying to figure out why it |