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Re: cygwin mount points
- To: "Karl M" <karlm30 at hotmail dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: cygwin mount points
- From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:32:23 -0400
At 11:14 AM 6/8/2001, Karl M wrote:
>Hi All...
>
>I understand what the default cygwin mount points are...I have found lots of references to that.
>
>But I'm curious...why is /usr/bin mapped to /bin and /usr/lib to /lib by default?
>
>I see some small effects like only one cygwin addition to PATH for me...but is there something bit it does for me?
>
>I've searched for this answer, but have not found anything that answers the WHY part of the question.
>
>Thanks,
>
>...Karl
It's quite simple. It makes utilities that expect to find stuff in /bin
and /lib work.
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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