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Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:08:08 -0700
From: Brian Dessent <brian AT dessent DOT net>
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Subject: Re: where can I find the source to the cygwin setup.exe installer?
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jerry wrote:

> I would like to find the source of the cygwin setup program so that I can help
> them write a better installer.
> 
> Where is the source to the cygwin setup program setup.exe?

cygwin.com -> "Cygwin Packages" <http://cygwin.com/setup.html> -> "setup
homepage" <http://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/setup.html>.

> Also, from one run to another, how does that setup.exe program determine where
> cygwin is installed on the machine?

The same way that all Cygwin binaries map paths like /usr/bin to a win32
path: the mount table.

Brian

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