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On 22/04/2010 10:42, Alex Leigh wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Apologizes if my question is addressed somewhere. 

  It cropped up just recently on this very list!

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-04/threads.html#00126

  To summarize the outcome of the discussion: use a mountpoint rather than a
symlink.  The mountpoint will overlay (and override) the then-harmless
directory that setup recreates each time.  Plus it's a bit faster than a
symlink :)


    cheers,
      DaveK

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