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From:	"Paul Garceau" <pgarceau AT teleport DOT com>
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To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Date:	Sat, 3 Feb 2001 16:43:27 -0800
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Subject:	Re: Problems with root directory of cygwin
Reply-to:	Paul Garceau <pgarceau AT teleport DOT com>
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References:	<Pine DOT LNX DOT 4 DOT 21 DOT 0102031359010 DOT 1071-100000 AT lotka DOT biologie DOT hu-berlin DOT de>; from axel AT itb DOT biologie DOT hu-berlin DOT de on Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 02:08:46PM +0100
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On 3 Feb 2001, at 12:19, the Illustrious Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 02:08:46PM +0100, Axel Kowald wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I just installed (with setup.exe) the latest version of cygwin on my NT
> >machine. Evrything went fine except for one small problem.
> >
> >It seems that cygwin thinks that the directory where I installed it,
> >c:\Programme\cygwin, is the root directory and not c:\.
> 
> This is how Cygwin works.  You chose the directory that is to be
> considered root when you installed the product.
> 
> Read the documentation on the mount command for info on how to set your
> own mounts.
> 
> The documentation for this is on the web site http://cygwin.com/ .

	The setup program talks about this during the setup process.

	Specifically, setup requests of the installer (you perhaps?) "which" 
directory you want your new /cygwin root to go in.  The setup.exe app 
assumes the C:\"Programme Filles" (sp?)  or C:\"Program Files" 
folder/directory unless you tell it otherwise.

	After the root is selected, whenever you run the cygwin desktop 
shortcut, what used to be C:\"Programme Filles" folder/directory 
selected is magically transformed (so I'm a romantic...<g>) into 
"cygwin\root".

	Peace,

		Paul G.

> 
> cgf
> 
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