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Re: /usr/bin and /usr/lib mount points (WAS: RE: telnet problems with current cygwin version)



> But why are they mount points instead of ordinary directories? Normal

Because we never know whether a program should go in /bin or /usr/bin,
so the mounts make all programs appear in both places.

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