X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,FSL_RU_URL,KAM_THEBAT X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:04:48 +0300 From: Andrey Repin Reply-To: Andrey Repin Message-ID: <61937822.20101129020448@mtu-net.ru> To: Vincent Richomme , cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: R: Question about cygwin installation and folder permissions In-Reply-To: References: <815077.49338.qm@web25503.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <1187400578.20101128010744@mtu-net.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Greetings, Vincent Richomme! >>> run setup and choose the directory you want >> >>> the default proposal is c:\cygwin >> >> To add: >> Strongly advised against paths with spaces or national letters. >> > Again I was not very clear I don't want to know how to install cygwin > because even a monkey can do it. > No what I want to know is in the installer how do you change folder > permissions, what kind of API, is it done by the installer or by some post > install script... Erm, wat? Sorry, but I quite don't understand, what the end-result you want? Cygwin is installed in userspace. You could even install it in your profile directory (assuming you're on Vista/W7). > Where can I find cygwin installer sources if it's done by it. > Actually I built a custom installer for msys/mingw-w64 and when I > install it in C:/Developer/MaxGW, if I run it without permissions I cannot > create new folder : > mkdir: cannot create directory `/home': Permission denied > cp: cannot create regular file `/home/Vincent/.inputrc': No such file > or direry > bash: cd: /home/Vincent: No such file or directory Then you don't have permissions to write to that folder. > It means I usually have to run my application using administrator > rights but I don't like to do this. > Cygwin seems to allow user to create folder inside its installation > path so I would like to know how it's possible. Sorry my, is this question regarding Cygwin, or msys? -- WBR, Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 29.11.2010, <2:01> Sorry for my terrible english... -- 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