Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-07 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 03:49:37PM +0200, Nenad Antic (KI/EAB) wrote: > [6/7/2007 2:56 PM] Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 02:29:16PM +0200, Nenad Antic (KI/EAB) wrote: >> >>> [6/7/2007 12:26 AM] Jerome Fong wrote: >>> I was wondering if there was a way to save and

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-07 Thread Nenad Antic (KI/EAB)
[6/7/2007 2:56 PM] Christopher Faylor wrote: On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 02:29:16PM +0200, Nenad Antic (KI/EAB) wrote: [6/7/2007 12:26 AM] Jerome Fong wrote: I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin installation so I can replicate it on a different machine.

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-07 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 02:29:16PM +0200, Nenad Antic (KI/EAB) wrote: > [6/7/2007 12:26 AM] Jerome Fong wrote: >> >> I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin >> installation so I can replicate it on a different machine. > [snip] > > The following has worked for me over

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-07 Thread Nenad Antic (KI/EAB)
[6/7/2007 2:29 PM] Nenad Antic (KI/EAB) wrote: cd to the cygwin dir and save all ntfs file permissions using Pedelstal Software's NTSEC suite (shareware and still available at http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?50034210), more specifically using saveacl. saveacl -r -usepriv * cygwin_permi

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-07 Thread Nenad Antic (KI/EAB)
[6/7/2007 12:26 AM] Jerome Fong wrote: I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin installation so I can replicate it on a different machine. [snip] The following has worked for me over more than 6 computers since 99: Do mount -m > cygwin_mount_points.bat Shut d

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-06 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Jerome Fong wrote: Christopher Faylor wrote: On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 06:03:22PM -0500, DePriest, Jason R. wrote: On 6/6/07, Jerome Fong wrote: Hi There, I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin installation so I can replicate it on a different machine. The idea is

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-06 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 05:15:35PM -0700, Jerome Fong wrote: > Sorry, I'm not sure what am I suppose to tar up? You can't even hazard a guess? cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-06 Thread Jerome Fong
Sorry, I'm not sure what am I suppose to tar up? Christopher Faylor wrote: On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 06:03:22PM -0500, DePriest, Jason R. wrote: On 6/6/07, Jerome Fong wrote: Hi There, I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin installation so I can replicate it on a di

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-06 Thread Brian Dessent
[ Reply to the list please! ] David Arnstein wrote: > Will this alternate method work? I am thinking about trying this. > > 1. Archive the "Local Package Directory" that features in setup.exe. > 2. Restore the above to the new computer. Preserve file structure, but >don't worry about permiss

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2007-06-06 Thread David Arnstein
- Forwarded message from Christopher Faylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - I would not suggest using "zip" as the mechanism for backing up and restoring. As has been noted 10497 times in this mailing list Windows ZIP does not properly save the bits needed to recreate things like symlinks. And, we'

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-06 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 06:03:22PM -0500, DePriest, Jason R. wrote: > On 6/6/07, Jerome Fong wrote: >> Hi There, >> >> I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin >> installation so I can replicate it on a different machine. The idea is, >> I have scripts and programs devel

Re: replicating my cygwin install on a different machine

2007-06-06 Thread DePriest, Jason R.
On 6/6/07, Jerome Fong wrote: Hi There, I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin installation so I can replicate it on a different machine. The idea is, I have scripts and programs developed and tested on my cygwin install. I want to be able to deploy everything that