Cygwin 1.7 on a FLASH Drive
Larry Hall (Cygwin)
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Wed Aug 20 18:33:00 GMT 2008
Ralph Hempel wrote:
> Yes, I've read the FAQ on making Cygwin portable :-)
>
> I'd like to have a complete Cygwin environment on a FLASH
> drive, but of course using that drive to compile stuff in
> my HOME directory will be awfully slow.
Why is that?
> Is there a way to create a symlink of a directory on a local
> hard drive to the cygwin /home/username/ directory?
No, not across volumes. You could try 'junction', which does
something "similar" in Windows land.
> Are there any features in 1.7 that will make a portable
> cygwin easier to maintain?
There will be no mount table in the registry.
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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