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Re: setup.exe: always creating a /usr/src directory?

From: Robert Collins <rbcollins at cygwin dot com>
To: "Jari Aalto+list.cygwin-apps" <letters at hotpop dot com>
Cc: Cygwin Apps <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
Date: 03 Aug 2003 17:35:57 +1000
Subject: Re: setup.exe: always creating a /usr/src directory?
References: <7k5wq8n4.fsf@blue.sea.net>

On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 03:19, Jari Aalto+list.cygwin-apps wrote:
>     I have noticed interesting thing with 2.340.2.5 setup.exe

setup needs to be extended in it's mkdir logic to understand new-form
symlinks, and to honour them. currently it doesn't.

However, it's recommended to use a mount point, not a symlink anyway,
and that should work correctly.

Cheers,
Rob
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