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RE: [patch] setup.exe changes for Redownload/Reinstall Current version or Sources only - Part 2
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- Subject: RE: [patch] setup.exe changes for Redownload/Reinstall Current version or Sources only - Part 2
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 14:42:22 +1000
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf@redhat.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:46 PM
> To: cygwin-patches@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: [patch] setup.exe changes for
> Redownload/Reinstall Current
> version or Sources only - Part 2
>
>
> Sure, setup is assuming that things go to /usr/src. That's
> ok. It just
> should understand what cygwin thinks /usr/src is.
Exactly.
> At the very very least it should reset the /usr/src mount
> point. Then,
> at least, the source files would show up someplace as far as cygwin
> was concerned. I don't really like this idea, but it is better than
> nothing.
IIRC setup used to do that. Then there was a heated discussion on
cygwin(-users) and Dj altered setup to preserve existing mount points.
Rob
> cgf
>