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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:06:45 +0100
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Subject: Re: cygdrive prefix
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2009/9/16 Thorsten Kampe
> you shouldn't install Cygwin
> directly to C:\ (but to C:\cygwin): so you don't have the Cygwin and the
> Windows root folder structure mixed.

And where exactly is the harm in that? Apple certainly don't see a
problem with it, with the likes of /Applications and /Users living
happily alongside /bin and /var. Actually it makes for a much more
integrated Cygwin user experience not to have to mentally switch
between different roots and add those \cygwin and /cygdrive (or
whatever) prefixes when accessing stuff from the other side of the
fence.

Andy

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