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Re: Setup over a previous installation
- To: "Parker, Ron" <rdparker at butlermfg dot org>
- Subject: Re: Setup over a previous installation
- From: Chris Faylor <cgf at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:20:31 -0500
- Cc: cygwin-developers at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <200002292325.PAA14876@cygnus.com>
- Reply-To: cygwin-developers at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 05:23:27PM -0600, Parker, Ron wrote:
>I may try reading the registry to see what the previous root directory was
>and attempt to install to that directory.
Can you just run "mount" instead? I'd like to make the installer as blissfully
unaware of cygwin internals as possible.
I do agree that it is a good idea to find the existing mount and possibly offer
that as an option for the install.
cgf