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Msys2 is a collection of linux utilities which have been compiled for Windows.<br> | |||
It is a fork of Cygwin. | |||
==Getting Started== | ==Getting Started== | ||
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Set the following: | Set the following: | ||
* <code>db_home</code> in <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code> | * <code>db_home</code> in <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code> | ||
: | *:<pre>db_home: /c/Users/david</pre> | ||
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db_home: /c/Users/david | |||
</pre> | |||
* <code>HOME</code> environment variable to <code>%USERPROFILE%</code> | * <code>HOME</code> environment variable to <code>%USERPROFILE%</code> | ||
==Running Windows Programs== | |||
* Go to <code>/c/msys64/msys2_shell.cmd</code> | |||
* Uncomment <code>set MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit</code> | |||