X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 09:34:00 -0700 From: Gary Johnson To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Installing Cygwin without using setup Message-ID: <20090513163400.GB13908@KCJs-Computer> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <23519159.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090513161844.GC23345@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090513161844.GC23345@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On 2009-05-13, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 03:20:11AM -0700, breaks wrote: > > > >Hi. > >I was wondering would it possble to install cygwin without using the setup > >included with the download. > >I'd like to to just put it on the file system and then add it to a local > >path so that I can control when I use it rather than installing it and it > >being on my complete windows OS. > > > >I know it uses it's own DLLs but I was wondering would this arrangement > >still be possible? > > > >Hope question makes sense. > > It doesn't to me. Cygwin installs to one directory, usually c:\cygwin. > You can choose to use it or not. I really don't understand the > question. Sorry. Doesn't setup.exe add entries to the Windows registry as well? Regards, Gary -- 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/