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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 13:02:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Mount points: /bin, /usr/bin
To: "David A. Cobb" <superbiskit AT home DOT com>,
        Cygwin List <cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
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--- "David A. Cobb" <superbiskit AT home DOT com> wrote:
> I see that, as installed, "/bin" is a "real" directory in which all the
> binaries live,
> "/usr/bin" doesn't have any content.  However, "X11R6" apparently needs
> to live
> at "/usr/bin/X11R6 (real)."  There could be others with similar
> requirements.
> 
> I also read (I think) that a lot of transported utilities would break
> without "/usr/bin."
> 
> Can I move things and change the mount so that "/usr/bin" (At
> "C:\\usr\\bin") is the real directory and "/bin" is the mount point that
> routes requests to that point?
> 

Why!?!?  The reason that /usr/bin exists as a mount point is for this reason. 
With the way that Cygwin is setup by default /usr/bin/X11R6 shouldn't present
any problems.  However, if you change things you'll have to remember to do you
own thing with setup.exe as the one Cygwin provides won't work for you.  Do you
really want this hassle?

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com

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