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Re: setup.exe: always creating a /usr/src directory?
- From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
- To: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>,"Jari Aalto+list.cygwin-apps" <letters at hotpop dot com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 18:25:11 +0100
- Subject: Re: setup.exe: always creating a /usr/src directory?
- References: <7k5wq8n4.fsf@blue.sea.net>
Jari Aalto+list.cygwin-apps wrote:
> I have noticed interesting thing with 2.340.2.5 setup.exe
>
> 1. remove /usr/src
> 2. symlink it to some other partition
> (current locaton ran out of space)
> 3. start setup.exe
> 4. Update packages
>
> The setup.exe has created hard wired /usr/src and the symlink
> is shadowed by it
>
> $ ls /usr/src displays empty
>
> But if you do:
>
> $ rmdir /usr/src
>
> Than the already active symlink comes to the arena and you
> list it as usual
>
> $ ls /usr/src
>
> It might be good idea if this same happens with CVS setup.exe
install.cc (Installer::StandardDirs[])
PTC.
Max.