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From: Rolf Campbell <Endlisnis AT mailc DOT net>
Subject: Re: two versions
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:22:55 -0400
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Eduardo Osorio Armenta wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> i want to test cygwin 1.5.X
> 
> but not break my set cygwin 1.3.22
> 
> so i wonder if installing cygwin 1.5.X in
> another path e.g. c:\cygwin_1.5
> 
> and configuring all the PATH to my shell (cygwin.bat)
> to only include c:\cygwin_1.5\bin (and all related)
> would not interfere with my cygwin 1.3.22
> 
> it's that posible?
Not really.

> or the registry stuff will prevent this!
Bingo.

You can do it if you switch mount tables/paths when you switch between 
versions.



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