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+//Translations of this page are also available in the following languages:// [[cygwin.ru|Русский]].
+====== Installing gEDA/gaf on Windows - the Cygwin way ======
+This guide describes one way to build gEDA/gaf (gschem and friends) on
+the Windows operating system. It uses Cygwin as the layer between
+Windows and the *nix world (ie gcc, make, bash etc...).
+===== Instructions =====
+**1. Download and run setup.exe from cygwin website:**
+http://www.cygwin.com.
+In the package selection dialog, select the following packages:
+(Hint: press the "view" button once to arrange the list in
+alphabetical order)
+  atk-devel
+  crypt
+  file
+  gcc
+  gtk2-x11-devel
+  guile-devel
+  libgmp-devel
+  libtool1.5
+  make
+  pango-devel
+  patchutils
+  pcre-devel
+  pcre-doc
+  pkg-config
+  xorg-x11-devel
+  xorg-x11-fscl
+  xterm
+**2. Append these lines to your .bash_profile:**
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/geda/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+  export PATH=$HOME/geda/bin:$PATH
+  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/geda/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+Update your environment:
+  $ source .bash_profile
+**3. Go to the [[http://www.geda.seul.org/sources.html|gEDA sources download page]].**
+From the gEDA/gaf group, download **only** the packages which have a date
+as its version. The necessary dependencies were already
+installed in step 1. However, if you haven't installed or built the libstroke package, be sure to add
+<code>
+--disable-stroke
+</code>
+to the opts= line. Add the following options to the opts= line in the Makefile
+<code>
+--disable-update-mime-database --disable-update-desktop-database --disable-nls
+</code>
+**4. Go to the download directory and type:**
+  $ make open
+  $ make install
+  ( ...patience... )
+**5. Now, to properly view the documentation from the help menu of gschem:**
+Locate the executables of your browser and PDF reader and create links
+from /usr/bin. Examples:
+  $ ln -s "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" /usr/bin/iexplore
+  $ ln -s "c:\Program Files\Firefox\firefox.exe" /usr/bin/firefox
+  $ ln -s "c:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /usr/bin/acroread
+Try:
+  $ iexplore
+  ( Microsoft Internet Explorer appears )
+  $ firefox
+  ( Firefox appears - if installed )
+  $ acroread
+  ( Adobe Acrobat Reader appears )
+  $ gschemdoc -m
+  ( gEDA documentation appears )
+**6. Finally, start the X server:**
+  $ startx
+Have fun!

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