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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:42:26 -0500
From: "David A. Cobb" <superbiskit AT home DOT com>
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To: Cygwin List <cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
Subject: Mount points: /bin, /usr/bin

I see that, as installed, "/bin" is a "real" directory in which all the
binaries live,
"/usr/bin" doesn't have any content.  However, "X11R6" apparently needs
to live
at "/usr/bin/X11R6 (real)."  There could be others with similar
requirements.

I also read (I think) that a lot of transported utilities would break
without "/usr/bin."

Can I move things and change the mount so that "/usr/bin" (At
"C:\\usr\\bin") is the real directory and "/bin" is the mount point that
routes requests to that point?

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