X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <43C777AA.4070303@equate.dyndns.org> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:49:30 +0000 From: Chris Taylor Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051017) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com CC: Adrian Maier Subject: Re: Installing cygwin by manually copying c:\cygwin to another machine References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Adrian Maier wrote: > Hello, > > I am looking for a quick and easy way to install cygwin on other computers so > that it contains exactly the packages that i need, other customisations and > other programs built manually. > > In order to do that, I have simply zipped the entire c:\cygwin directory , > put it on a cd, and unzipped it on the other computer. > > Unfortunately, this does not seem to be enough ( the cygwin simply doesn't > run ). > > My question is: what are the settings required by cygwin to operate > normally? ( i guess it needs some environment variables and/or > registry settings ). > > Cheers, > Adrian Maier > You also need the contents of HKLM\Software\Cygnus Solutions This contains your mount points. Note that they'll need editing if the drive you're running it on isn't C: Chris -- Spinning complacently in the darkness, covered and blinded by a blanket of little lives, false security has lulled the madness of this world into a slumber. Wake up! An eye is upon you, staring straight down and keenly through, seeing all that you are and everything that you will never be. Yes, an eye is upon you, an eye ready to blink. So face forward, with arms wide open and mind reeling. Your future has arrived... Are you ready to go? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/