Default mount point and directory structure in cygwin archives

[DJ Delorie]

> .../usr/{bin,lib}, but they both are hidden when cygwin is
> started. It is not always possible to unpack them under Cygwin (I
> cannot overwrite currently used files; that applies to cygwin1.dll
> in the first place).

That's what setup is for.  It doesn't use *any* external files.

> Suggestion - change default mount points to /bin->/usr/bin and
> /lib->/usr/lib.  That will allow to unpack archives both under
> Cygwin and Windows.

That would break packages that have /bin/whatever in them.


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