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Subject: Re: [1.7] Alternative root directory. Sort of a regression.
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On Jul 26 20:48, Shaddy Baddah wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Before I begin, I know this is an "out there" thing to try and do, so
> I am steeled for some negative responses.
>
> With 1.7, the cygwin root directory determination is fixed to location
> from the path of the loaded cygwin1.dll. However, the 1.7 user guide
> details a way to override this behaviour. From
> http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table:
>
> <snip>
> A correct root directory is quite essential to the operation of
> Cygwin. A default root directory is evaluated at startup so a fstab
> entry for the root directory is not necessary. If it's wrong, nothing
> will work as expected. Therefore, the root directory evaluated by
> Cygwin itself is treated as an immutable mount point and can't be
> overridden in /etc/fstab... unless you think you really know what
> you're doing. In this case, use the override flag in the options field
> in the /etc/fstab file. Since this is a dangerous thing to do, do so
> at your own risk.
> </snip>

Maybe the wording isn't explicit enough.  We are really trying to say
"don't do that".  It doesn't make sense anyway.  If you want another
root dir you could have installed it into that location in the first
place.


Corinna

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