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i am trying to download cygwin inorder to try out android ndk development on windows.
The problem is i have a slow internet connection and it requires its own online installer yet the download keeps getting interupted.
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How can i resume cygwin downloads without having to start from the beginning

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  • whyare you using Cygwin? Isn't NDK available for Windows too?
    – Sathyajith Bhat
    May 5, 2011 at 17:53
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    cygwin is needed for compiling by the ndk build system under windows.
    – Dr Deo
    May 6, 2011 at 8:43

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Enter in the same local download directory you did before. Every time you stop and start it should pick up automatically where it left off.

If you need help follow this thread http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-11/msg01930.html

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    its suprisingly starting from the beginning each time, Meaning that the 600 mb i already downloaded is totally wasted. :(
    – Dr Deo
    May 5, 2011 at 11:03
  • what mirror are you using?
    – Blomkvist
    May 5, 2011 at 11:12
  • cygwin.parentingamerica.com I am going to try an html spider to scan their site and download anything it can.
    – Dr Deo
    May 5, 2011 at 11:24
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    There are three other Canadian mirror sites you could try mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca , mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca and cygwin.skazkaforyou.com It could be that the link between the http you were using and the main ftp is having issues.
    – Blomkvist
    May 5, 2011 at 11:48
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    I'm pretty annoyed by cygwin's setup too -- it's not your internet connection, I have 35/35 fiber with constant access and it's been stuck at the same spot for over a day. You'd think it would be able to automatically switch mirrors if one crapped out, etc. -- but no. -- and if you select more than one, it thinks you want to download it all twice! DX Aug 30, 2014 at 2:45

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