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From:	Andy <AndyMHancock AT gmail DOT com>
Subject:	Putting package directory in c:\Cygwin
Date:	Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:02:54 +0000 (UTC)
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Putting the packages directly in c:\Cygwin is ill-advised because it shows up in
the posix directory "/".  It pollutes the directory with millions of package
folders.  But what if I create a folder c:\Cygwin\LocalPkgs and stick them in
there?  From the 10,000 foot perspective, it certainly would be a lot more
organized to have all cygwin stuff in one windows folder.


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