Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/11/14/17:08:47
Frank Fesevur wrote:
> Linda Walsh wrote:
>> Yes...it requires installing a separate executable program.
>>
>> This "add bash prompt" requires no 3rd party binary and
>> uses programs already included in the cygwin base package.
>>
>> The installable program also has a bug in that it invokes each
>> shell window as a separate user login, breaking the normal
>> windowing paradigm of one login (starting an X-server, for
>> example), followed by multiple client windows (that don't get
>> started as login windows).
>
> The maintainer of chere reads this list, so I think he will respond.
>
>> Why install extra programs when it can all be done by adding
>> 2 registry keys (1 for directories, 1 for drives)?
>
> The answer is very simple to me. Because you can configure it much
> better and easier. Why should I *manually* edit a .reg file to change
> the paths? I don't like to have cygwin installed in c:\ as you
> apparently have. That is handled by chere for you.
>
> Regards,
> Frank
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True, I thought I mentioned the installation in root requirement.
Basically, if you want *nix utils to *inter-operate*, cleanly,
on windows and *nix files, they, ideally, should have a consistent
path structure in and out of cygwin. I wanted the *nix tools as
an addition to my win environment, not as a separate world -- if I
want that, I might as well use linux (or use a VM running linux).
I want the *nix tools to make my life easier on Windows. I can use
*nix tools, largely, to manage my system. I'm using cygwin as an
integration tool -- not for the purpose of having a 2nd, separate
environment.
Along the same lines, my Windows home directories are all under
"/Home". (not an easy process & best done when first setting up the
system).
My *nix and Win worlds share /home -- no conflicts, no problems in 5+
years,
same with cygwin root at "/".
Definitely different strokes for different folks...:-)
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