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Re: [patch] setup.exe changes for Redownload/Reinstall Current version or Sources only - Part 2


On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 02:42:22PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>> -----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
>>
>>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.

Yes, I thought I remembered this, too.

cgf


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