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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:35:22 -0500
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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In-reply-to: <20001113193253.7701.qmail@web122.yahoomail.com> (message from
Earnie Boyd on Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:32:53 -0800 (PST))
Subject: Re: setup drops mount?
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> Assuming what?  That the bin directory isn't relative to the user selected root
> mount path?  Or that the mounted bin directory is actually not contained within
> the d:\foo (where d:\foo is the user chosen root mount path) directory but is
> mounted somewhere else?  The way setup operates today, you're screwed if you
> move the bin directory anyway and try to update.  So, maybe if this is an
> update the translation should happen anyway.  But, ...

Yes, this is what I was talking about.

If you want to add code that retains existing mount points *if* they
reflect the "usual" locations of those directories (i.e. they exist
just to set flags), it's OK with me.  That should be simpler than full
support for arbitrary mount tables.

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