For me, this seems to be an "old" topic with various discussions (e.g. https://portableapps.com/node/35692), but no recent updates. I also googled around about, and it there seem to be various trials available, which are all outdated.
Actually I have to use a very restricted PC (no local installation without IT dep. confirmation), so I want to use cygwin via an external device (and also only to download/install it only once for my three private laptops )
As far as I understood various posts, Cygwin is free software which can be ported to portableApps?
I started to work on creating a portable app for cygwin using an actual setup.exe and concentrated on a base installation (bash/mintty). I ran into the problem of accessing HKLM\SOFTWARE\Cygwin on an 64bit machine (see also https://portableapps.com/node/54056), but up to now I can handle everything in Custom.nsh, so I don't use [Registry] in the CygwinPortableSetup.ini.
I'm actually testing storing and restoring HKLM\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\Installations and have some ideas to update appInfo.ini after installation to add a shell entry.
Looking around in the Cygwin Forum for the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Cygwin\Installations, I found the following entry:
https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-11/msg00096.html
According to this, there will always be a HKLM/Installations/ key generated (each time a cygwin session is started, and it's not deleted when closing all tasks) - so according to my understanding of the guidelines it can't be made portable.
on github: https://github.com/GathSystems/CygwinPortable
Why the app is not on app directory? So we can update it automatically
Yes, I agree
There is a link in that github readme "Download current working branches as .paf.exe and .7z from appveyor"
https://ci.appveyor.com/project/MachinaCore/cygwinportable/build/artifacts
Which has .paf file
What are we waiting for?
That publisher is testing it on their own, it has been tested here to ensure it meets our criteria for release.
Gors,
I'm so happy to hear this that the Cygwin publisher is doing this.
I'm not certain if it is the Cygwin publisher that is releasing those builds, but whoever is releasing them is doing them themselves.
You wrote "it has been tested here to ensure it meets our criteria for release." hence I thought you imply they are close to become official part of the PA Suite.
Did I misinterpret you?
Not at all - They're not involved with this site in any way, nor are we looking at their builds for release.