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From:	Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date:	Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:20:31 -0500
To:	"Parker, Ron" <rdparker AT butlermfg DOT org>
Cc:	cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject:	Re: Setup over a previous installation
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In-Reply-To:	<200002292325.PAA14876@cygnus.com>; from rdparker@butlermfg.org on Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 05:23:27PM -0600

On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 05:23:27PM -0600, Parker, Ron wrote:
>I may try reading the registry to see what the previous root directory was
>and attempt to install to that directory.

Can you just run "mount" instead?  I'd like to make the installer as blissfully
unaware of cygwin internals as possible.

I do agree that it is a good idea to find the existing mount and possibly offer
that as an option for the install.

cgf

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