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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:57:32 -0400
Message-Id: <200007271357.JAA22711@envy.delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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.


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