On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 11:28:25PM +0100, Fergus wrote: >>>How can I get a fresh, independent install on my local c:\? > >>You can rerun "setup.exe" and _specify_the_new_Cygwin_root_. > >Annoyingly, I find that this useful recovery of an un-mounted system is >a function that the current setup v.2.573.2.2 fails to do, that the >earlier long-running v.2.510.2.2 always managed. > >If a user becomes un-mounted for whatever reason (maybe by accident or >maybe by design) then the old 2.510.2.2 could be relied upon to read >/etc/setup/installed.db and if appropriate re-mount the user without >downloading or installing anything. But 2.573.2.2 either does not read >or does not understand /etc/setup/installed.db and will try to re-mount >the user only by downloading and installing everything from scratch. > >I fear there will come a time when I lose some important new >functionality, but for the moment I am still only using 2.510.2.2 for >all system management, for this reason.
Or, of course, you could just, you know, use "mount". cgf -- 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/
