X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4AB15B51.1020006@gmail.com> References: <182640b4a6730dafadd266e0cfc9d9bf@mail.smartmobili.com> <416096c60909161406tbfd73ey7a5b9510e7f97762@mail.gmail.com> <4AB15B51.1020006@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:18:21 +0100 Message-ID: <416096c60909162218j2890ea1flec06819fbbc8f282@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: cygdrive prefix From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 2009/9/16 Dave Korn: >> whatever) prefixes when accessing stuff from the other side of the >> fence. > > =C2=A0Never mind the fence, what colour are we going to paint the bikeshe= d? > > =C2=A0This is purely a matter of taste. Exactly. I didn't mean to suggest that Cygwin should go into C:\ by default. And yes, I'm quite capable of not installing MingW into the same place. My real gripe is with setup telling me off about putting Cygwin in the root dir ON EVERY SINGLE UPDATE. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple