Cygwin Packages

If just you want information on how to install Cygwin, read the Setting Up Cygwin page.

Information for package maintainers

• The Cygwin Package Contributor's Guide.
• Uploading packages to cygwin.com.
• Maintainer git repositories for cygwin packaging.
• package build service.

Packaging technical details

• Information about package files.
• Information about package .hint files.
• information about setup.ini files

Other

• If you are interested in creating a local mirror, with or without custom Cygwin packages, see the package server page.
• If you are interested in improving setup, see the setup homepage.

The cygwin-apps mailing list is the correct place to discuss any package creation or maintenance issues. It is not a place for end user bug reports - direct those to the cygwin mailing list instead.