Download make.exe for cygwin

Improve this answer. Tamara Wijsman I have done a reinstallation and my files remained intact — Vass. That installer is actually an installer-cum-updater.

So you don't need to worry about loosing previous packages. Eric Melski Eric Melski. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password.

I assume that you have access to another computer with an Internet connection. Start on the connected computer:. When the setup asks 'Choose a download source', choose Download Without Installing. Go through the rest of the setup choose download directory, mirrors, software packages you want, etc. Now you have a Cygwin repository right there on your hard disk.

Copy this directory, along with the 'setup. Have a look at GnuWin32 instead. It's Windows ports of the command line tools and nothing else. Here is the installer for the GnuWin32 diff. There are offline installers for all the common tools. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. PJain PJain 2 2 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges.

Notes : Automake or any package, as a matter of fact is downloaded in the noarch dir , when it's compatible with any OS Cygwin , in this case architecture 32 bit and 64 bit currently , meaning that it doesn't contain binaries. CristiFati CristiFati Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook.

Sign up using Email and Password. A: You do not want to do this! This will install an enormous number of packages that you will never use, including debuginfo and source for every package. If you really must do this, clicking on the "Default" label next to the "All" category to change it to "Install" will mark every Cygwin package for installation.

Be advised that this will download and install tens of gigabytes of files to your computer. A: See the setup project page for more information.