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To: Roland Mainz <roland.mainz@nrubsig.org>, cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Cygwin setup-x86_64.exe cannot install into UNC paths...
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Greetings, Roland Mainz!

> I tried to install Cygwin on a network share using the UNC path name

Very. Bad. Idea.

> (e.g. \\derfwnb4966_ipv4@2049\nfs4\storagetek\cygwintest001\), but got
> this response: "The install directory must be absolute, with both a
> drive letter and leading slash, like C:\Cygwin" ...
> ... is it possible to remove this restriction, so Cygwin can be
> installed into UNC paths, please ?

If your idea is to use same Cygwin install across multiple systems, then it is
a VERY bad idea. Due to the nature of fork call implementation in Cygwin, you
may experience unexpected behavior across different systems if DLL address
space layout come to be different from that where Cygwin was initially
installed.


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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Monday, May 27, 2024 16:15:05

Sorry for my terrible english...


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