After much trial and error, I was finally able to compile Blender source code to a 64-bit Python module that can be used for developing Blender Python scripts in Eclipse. Below are the steps that finally worked for me. Install…
Category: Windows
Cygwin ca-certificates 1.94-1 problem
There seems to be a problem with version 1.94-1 of the Cygwin ca-certificates package where the files containing the trusted certificates are empty. This results in no HTTPS sites being trusted when using commands such as git, curl, and wget.…
Upgrade Git to Latest Stable Release in Cygwin
Git is included as an available package in Cygwin; however, it is not generally the latest stable release. Using the steps outlined below, I have been able to successfully upgrade to the latest stable release of Git within my Cygwin…
Gitweb with Lighttpd in Cygwin
Gitweb is a component of git that provide basic repo browsing functionality via perl-based CGI. After scouring the Internet with Google, I was able to find all the pieces necessary for a basic gitweb setup on Windows using Cygwin and…
SSH and Rsync within Cygwin
This post documents the steps I have used to setup SSH and Rsync within a Cygwin Windows environment. Cygwin Setup This is not an in-depth guide for installing Cygwin; although, installing Cygwin is a fairly simple process. In or to…