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Re: /rebase.sh (was Re: YA call for snapshot testing)
Andrew Schulman skrev 2012-01-24 13:04:
>>> How should the batch file determine the Cygwin installation location?
>>> Just assuming "C:\cygwin" will not work for everyone.
>>
>> The batch file could be generated in a postinstall script via sed or gawk.
>
> What's the supported way in a postinstall script to find the Cygwin
> installation directory? I thought of 'cat
> /proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Cygwin/something-or-other', but
> it seems that there can be multiple installation locations stored there.
Will "cygpath -m /" do?
Cheers,
Peter