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From:	Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject:	Re: How can I specify home directory.
Date:	Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:08:09 +0100
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* niac78 AT free DOT fr (2004-12-22 09:59 +0100)
> I have a different Cygwin home directory than the common C:\Documents and
> Settings\username. It was no problem to specify the "set HOME=C:\myHome" in the
> cygwin.bat.
> 
> The problem comes when a postinstall script tries to modify files in the home
> directory. setup.exe understands $HOME or ~ as "C:\Documents and
> Settings\username". Is there a way to specify the new home directory to
> setup.exe?

RTFFAQ
 
> Thanks for your help.

My pleasure.

Thorsten


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