On Apr 14 19:24, Igor Peshansky wrote: > Hmm. Even now, one does not have to edit the registry to switch from > binary mode to text mode -- you just need to re-mount with the appropriate > option. I assume the same will hold for the /etc/fstab approach.
No, how should it? Of course you have to edit the fstab file to create a text mount from a binary mount, *iff* you want a persistent solution. mount(1) only creates temporary mount points who's life time is determined by the life time of the Cygwin processes in the current session. > If we taught mount to do this now and removed the "Text" option from setup > altogether, complainers could be directed to the mount manpage. Then > switching to the new setup won't be that much of a pain (at least in the > text/binary department). They will be directed to the user's guide. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
