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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:28:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: yikes, what are these?
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--- cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com wrote:
> If you don't like the default structure that our cygwin releases impose on
> you, there is no reason to use it.  Personally, I move everything around
> to a more "UNIX-like" structure.  So, I have a /bin, /usr/bin,
> /usr/local/bin,
> /usr/local/lib, etc.
> 
> What I'm trying to say, is that, with the possible exception of bison
> (which will be fixed in the next release) nothing should be relying
> on builtin path names using the funky H-*/i-* subdirectory structure.
> Feel free to move things into more UNIX-friendly locations.
> 
> In fact, that's what we'll be doing in the next release.

Yea!! Cheers!! ;^)

This is real good news.

Earnie.
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