From:	andrewd AT axonet DOT com DOT au (Andrew Dalgleish)
Subject:	RE: Update/more questions on mount points
24 Sep 1998 23:42:19 -0700 :
Message-ID:	<91A8FD196436D1118EC2006008186C960D934B.cygnus.cygwin32.developers@server1.axonet.com.au>
To:	cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sergey Okhapkin [SMTP:sos AT prospect DOT com DOT ru]
> Sent:	1998 September 25, Friday 16:08
> To:	cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com; Andrew Dalgleish
> Subject:	RE: Update/more questions on mount points
> 
> Andrew Dalgleish wrote:
> > What directory would you automatically mount for "/"?
> 
> The root directory of the drive cygwin is installed to.
[Andrew Dalgleish]  
Do you mean the root of whereever the cygwin dll is currently located?
(It might not be the same as the installation drive.)
Sounds reasonable.

There will always be extreme cases like executing
"x:\some\long\path\bash" and having $PATH translate to
"/mnt/c/winnt:/mnt/c/winnt/system32" without the cygwin directory on the
path.
Would it be counter-intuitive to add the cygwin directory to the end of
the path if it is not already in the path?
(Adding it to the end would cause less surprises than adding it to the
beginning.)

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