Re: [ITP] hello
Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps <[email protected]>
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On 19/08/2025 02:38, Matthew Sheets via Cygwin-apps wrote: > The GNU Hello program > > CATEGORY="Devel" > SUMMARY="An example Cygport package based on GNU Hello" > DESCRIPTION="The GNU Hello program produces a familiar, friendly greeting. > It allows non-programmers to use a classic computer science tool which would > otherwise be unavailable to them. > > Seriously, though: this is an example of doing a basic Cygwin Cygport package. > It is the Cygwin version of the GNU Project’s “Hello, world!” program > (which is itself an example for the GNU Project)." > > > I packaged "GNU Hello" for Cygwin as an aid in testing the Cygport Workflow Template > posted about in separate threads, and I though I might as well check if there > might be any interest in adding it to Cygwin. Thanks! Yeah, this is probably useful as an example. I don't know if it's useful to add it at [1], or elsewhere in the cygport documentation [1] https://cygwin.github.io/cygport/autotools_cygclass.html#autotools.cygclass I added this to your packages.