On 3/25/06, Christopher Faylor wrote: > It is not 100% complete but I guess something like that should be in > the FAQ under a heading of: > > Q) I see the way you're doing things and I don't agree. Certainly I > know more about this then you do. Please prove me wrong, although I > doubt that you can. Go ahead, I dare you? > > Then we can include descriptions of why there should be only one version > of cygwin1.dll. Why /dev isn't the perfect replacement for /cygdrive. > Why we don't default to c:\ as the root directory for cygwin. Why > setup.exe doesn't install everything by default. Why setup.exe installs > so much by default. and why -mno-cygwin really does produce binaries > that have nothing to do with cygwin and, so, therefore, discussion of > said binaries doesn't belong here.
We do already have FAQs for "Why not install in C:\?" and "Why the weird directory structure?". There is a FAQ for "How do I compile a Win32 executable that doesn't use Cygwin?" but it doesn't specifically mention that discussion of the binaries doesn't belong here (and in fact specifically says that -mno-cygwin should not be confused with mingw -- whereas when someone asks about -mno-cygwin on this ML everyone always directs them to talk to the mingw lists). There already is "How do I just get everything?" which sort of explains why setup downloads as much/little as it does. I couldn't see any FAQ for why /dev doesn't replace /cygdrive though. If you're saying that you this kind of question shouldn't be humoured, then maybe just: Q) I see the way you're doing things and I don't agree. Certainly I know more about this then you do. Please prove me wrong, although I doubt that you can. Go ahead, I dare you? A) See: http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/winsup/cygwin/how-cygheap-works.txt?rev=1.5&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=src http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/winsup/cygwin/how-cygtls-works.txt?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=src See also: http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#WCTYBTWHTKY Lev -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
