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Linda Walsh wrote:
> Yes...it requires installing a separate executable program.
> 
> This "add bash prompt" requires no 3rd party binary and
> uses programs already included in the cygwin base package.
> 
> The installable program also has a bug in that it invokes each
> shell window as a separate user login, breaking the normal
> windowing paradigm of one login (starting an X-server, for
> example), followed by multiple client windows (that don't get
> started as login windows).

The maintainer of chere reads this list, so I think he will respond.

> Why install extra programs when it can all be done by adding
> 2 registry keys (1 for directories, 1 for drives)?

The answer is very simple to me. Because you can configure it much 
better and easier. Why should I *manually* edit a .reg file to change 
the paths? I don't like to have cygwin installed in c:\ as you 
apparently have. That is handled by chere for you.

Regards,
Frank

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