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Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 13:00:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject: Re: /cygdrive/windows ?
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--- DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
> > As far as /boot is concerned, I like the name, but I hate polluting the
> > namespace.  We've already abrogated /cygdrive, so I was thinking that
> > we should stick with that even though it doesn't make sense to refer
> > to the windows directory as a "drive".
> 
> Except that the user can change "cygdrive" also.  The only hard-coded
> path we use is "/dev/" so maybe you want "/dev/boot/windir" ?
> 

Percisely why I suggest /boot and an internal mapping, it can't be changed
easily.  I thought about /dev/boot and just chose to shorten the name, so it
would be good also.

Regards,

=====
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   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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