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Date:	Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:26:46 -0500
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Thorsten Kampe wrote on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:08 PM:

> * Bodger (Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:16:06 -0800 (PST))
>> How possible would it be to:
>> 
>> 1) Install a Cygwin environment into a Thumbdrive, including /home,
>> /usr etc.
> 
> Just install it (or copy it from an existing installation).
> 
>> 2) With the help of some crafty shell scripts, be available from most
>> Windows boxes by plugging the thumb drive in and running the
>> environment from there?
> 
> rem  Make cygwin mounts
> mount -fu %~d0\cygwin     /
> mount -fu %~d0\cygwin/bin /usr/bin
> mount -fu %~d0\cygwin/lib /usr/lib
> 
> mkpasswd -lc > \cygwin\etc\passwd
> mkgroup  -lc > \cygwin\etc\group

"%~d0" does not substitute for me on XP/cmd.  How's it supposed to work?

- Barry

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