Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:57:32 -0400 Message-Id: <200007271357.JAA22711@envy.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru CC: Cygwin AT Sourceware DOT Cygnus DOT Com In-reply-to: <000701bff7d0$90044380$21c9ca95@mow.siemens.ru> (Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru) Subject: Re: Default mount point and directory structure in cygwin archives References: <000701bff7d0$90044380$21c9ca95 AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru> > .../usr/{bin,lib}, but they both are hidden when cygwin is > started. It is not always possible to unpack them under Cygwin (I > cannot overwrite currently used files; that applies to cygwin1.dll > in the first place). That's what setup is for. It doesn't use *any* external files. > Suggestion - change default mount points to /bin->/usr/bin and > /lib->/usr/lib. That will allow to unpack archives both under > Cygwin and Windows. That would break packages that have /bin/whatever in them. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com