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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:14:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: mount's --change-cygdrive-prefix option
To: Jason Tishler <Jason DOT Tishler AT dothill DOT com>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Jason Tishler <Jason DOT Tishler AT dothill DOT com> wrote:
> I few spec level issues before I continue...
> 
> There is currently no way to remove the user or system path prefix
> (except via the registry).  Hence, once the user path prefix is set,
> the system path prefix can never have any effect (unless one hacks the
> registry).  How should this missing functionality be realized?
> 
> 1. Add a "--remove-cygdrive-prefix" to mount.

No.

> 2. Add a "--remove-cygdrive-prefix" to umount.

Yes.

> 3. Enhance mount's "--change-cygdrive-prefix" to accept a missing
>    posixpath that indicates the appropriate path prefix should be
>    removed.
> 

Maybe.

> Additionally, there is currently no way to display the current value
> for the user and system path prefixes (except via the registry).
> Should this functionality be added to the mount display?
> 

Definitely.

Now, to add my own wishes and reiterate a change I had suggested when cygdrive
came into being. Since cygdrive == unmounted and since the value of the prefix
can be modified by the user I would like to see the name of the switches
modified to reflect what it really means.  I.E.: Change
--change-cygdrive-prefix to --change-unmounted-prefix or something similar. 
That would make your remove switches above similar to
--remove-unmounted-prefix.

Chris, what happens to active Cygwin processes if the prefix is removed from
the registry?



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