Why choose bin vs src for Cygwin packages?

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makansij picture makansij · Oct 5, 2014 · Viewed 7k times · Source

Why might one choose bin instead of src for Cygwin packages? And vice versa?

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AlG picture AlG · Oct 6, 2014

By default you install the bin version, the final executable. If you are doing development work you can also install the source files so you can modify and update the tools and contribute to Cygwin directly.

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