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Subject: RE: New setup uploaded - 2.218.2.8
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 09:05:23 +1000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harig, Mark A. [mailto:maharig AT idirect DOT net] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:42 AM


> Should this behavior of setup.exe's searching the directory 
> tree below the '/' mount point be documented, or should it be changed?

Setup would only look under '/' if you chose the dos location of '/' as
your 'local package directory. If it's not clear that doing that is a
'bad thing', then we need to change that screen to make it obvious.

Cygwin setup wants a directory all to itself to use as it's package
cache.

Rob

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