special install

Dave Korn dk@artimi.com
Thu Sep 23 18:12:00 GMT 2004


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Peter Rehley
> Sent: 23 September 2004 18:44


  Much snippage, just to summarize the essence of the post and it's role in
the conversation:


> On Sep 23, 2004, at 10:32 AM, Dave Korn wrote:
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of J. David Boyd
> >> Sent: 23 September 2004 18:16

> >> After you have a working installation on any computer, you 
> can zip and
> >> copy the C:\CYGWIN directory.  It is totally self contained, and
> >> should work fine anywhere.

> >   Nonsense!  That method won't create any mount points in the 
> > registry, nor will it run any post-install scripts.  The correct 

> Actually, what the person mention would work.  Only thing left out 
> would be the registry settings.  

> Potential problems could arise in
> 1) Registry settings.  These would need to be exported.

> 2) post-install scripts have already be run via initial 
> setup. 

> 3) passwd file.  


  So, in other words, what you're claiming is that 

"It would work, but it won't create any mount points in the registry, nor
will it run any post-install scripts".

  Well, thanks for that helpful clarification from the Department of
Redundancy Department!


    cheers, 
      DaveK
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