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Re: Problems with root directory of cygwin
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: Problems with root directory of cygwin
- From: "Paul Garceau" <pgarceau at teleport dot com>
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 16:43:27 -0800
- Organization: New Dawn Productions
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0102031359010.1071-100000@lotka.biologie.hu-berlin.de>; from axel@itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de on Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 02:08:46PM +0100
- Reply-to: Paul Garceau <pgarceau at teleport dot com>
On 3 Feb 2001, at 12:19, the Illustrious Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 02:08:46PM +0100, Axel Kowald wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I just installed (with setup.exe) the latest version of cygwin on my NT
> >machine. Evrything went fine except for one small problem.
> >
> >It seems that cygwin thinks that the directory where I installed it,
> >c:\Programme\cygwin, is the root directory and not c:\.
>
> This is how Cygwin works. You chose the directory that is to be
> considered root when you installed the product.
>
> Read the documentation on the mount command for info on how to set your
> own mounts.
>
> The documentation for this is on the web site http://cygwin.com/ .
The setup program talks about this during the setup process.
Specifically, setup requests of the installer (you perhaps?) "which"
directory you want your new /cygwin root to go in. The setup.exe app
assumes the C:\"Programme Filles" (sp?) or C:\"Program Files"
folder/directory unless you tell it otherwise.
After the root is selected, whenever you run the cygwin desktop
shortcut, what used to be C:\"Programme Filles" folder/directory
selected is magically transformed (so I'm a romantic...<g>) into
"cygwin\root".
Peace,
Paul G.
>
> cgf
>
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