Re: How to run javac

[Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>]

--- Fred Kulack <kulack@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> Actually, I tend to recommend and always do install cygwin in
> the root directory. It gives the most natural unix like environment.
> 
> There's nothing special about the root directory, you just have to be
> sure you don't delete the couple of files that cygwin puts there.
> 

We, the Cygwin supporters, don't recommend this.

> Wondering how many others do this?
>

However, there are exceptions.  If you do do this, make sure you use a
partition that only contains the Cygwin distribution.
 
> Also, after this: javac /this/is/*.java works fine.
> 

Only if your CWD is on the device that contains *.java.

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com

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