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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:45:24 -0500
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Tim McDaniel wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Feb 2009, Larry Hall wrote:

<snip>

>> Sounds similar to Cygwin's 'regtool'.  Definitely would be helpful
>> if you're trying to batch script something like this.
> 
> Well, not in *this* special case, because "like this" is trying to
> find the Cygwin installation in the first place; if it knew where
> regtool was, it would already know where Cygwin was installed ...

Yeah, that's what I meant though it could be read either way...

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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