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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:44:20 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-cygwin@cygwin.com>
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Subject: Re: How to install customised version of cygwin
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 03:55:14AM -0400, rich-paul@rich-paul.net wrote:
>Anyway, you can find this trove of information at
>www.rich-paul.net.  Have fun with it.

One part of your installation instructions is ill-advised.  Using regedit
rather than mount to set up your mount table is really asking for trouble.

I've mentioned this repeatedly in this mailing list but it doesn't seem
to sink in.  People seem to want to make the setting of directory information
into something mysterious when it is really straightforward.

cgf

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