From: Mike Brady Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:54:27 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update CYGWIN.md X-Git-Tag: 3.3RC0~28 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d9e75d030b59fb781d0a2f8c53f755ba47b131d4;p=thirdparty%2Fshairport-sync.git Update CYGWIN.md --- diff --git a/CYGWIN.md b/CYGWIN.md index 5c6ec07d..e3a4c2a8 100644 --- a/CYGWIN.md +++ b/CYGWIN.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Installing to Cygwin ==== -This is based on installing onto a fresh default installation of Cygwin 2.895 (64-bit installation) running in Windows 10 +This is based on installing onto a fresh installation of Cygwin 2.895 (64-bit installation) running in Windows 10 inside VMWare Fusion on a Mac. The end result is a Windows Service called `CYGWIN Shairport Sync` which provides an AirPlay service by which iOS devices or other AirPlay sources on the network can play audio through Windows. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $ PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./configure --with-ao --with-ssl=open $ make $ make install ``` -* The last step above will install the shairport-sync application in `/usr/local/bin` and will also install a service installer script and two D-Bus policy files. +* The last step above will install the shairport-sync application in `/usr/local/bin` and will also install a configuration file, a service configuration script and two D-Bus policy files. Shairport Sync Service ---- @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ shairport-sync-config ``` Enter `yes` for all queries. Next, open the Windows "Services" application (if it's already open, refresh the screen contents: `Actions > Refresh`) and look for the `CYGWIN Shairport Sync` service. Open it and start it. -An AirPlay player should now see a new AirPlay output device on the local network, with the same name as the Windows machine's name, e.g. `DESKTOP-0RHGN0`. You can set a different name by changing the settings in the configuration file, installed at `/etc/shairport-sync.conf`. +An AirPlay player should now see a new AirPlay output device on the local network, with the same name as the Windows machine's name, e.g. `DESKTOP-0RHGN0`. You can set a different name by changing the settings in the Shairport Sync configuration file, installed at `/etc/shairport-sync.conf`. Since this is now a Cygwin Service, you do not need to open Cygwin to launch it -- it should launch automatically whenever Windows is booted up.