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Subject: Re: Setup 2.57 woes...
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 04:37:11 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Starks-Browning" <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
To: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
Cc: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 02:31
Subject: Re: Setup 2.57 woes...


> On Monday 4 Jun 01, Michael A. Chase writes:
> > The final comment in that thread from Chris was that the FAQ is still
> > correct.  It's just that now that setup.exe honors existing mount
points,
> > someone who 'knows what their doing' can split /usr/bin/ and /bin/.  If
you
> > mention that it is possible, you should also mention that it is strongly
not
> > recommended.
>
> I won't mention that it's possible to change anything.  I will simply
> remove the FAQ entry "Setup screwed up my mounts!" because it
> shouldn't do that any more.

I wouldn't take it out quite yet.  The behavior when the user asks for a new
Cygwin root hasn't been completely settled yet.  It might change in a way
that looks like the old behavior.



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