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Subject: RE: setup.exe rebase patch
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com] 

> However, I agree that rebasing shouldn't be the default 
> behavior.  In fact, I wonder if I should make cygwin 
> non-rebaseable.  It would load faster if I did that.

Yes, and it would solve some of the nasty faults -auto-image-base. (The strange behaviour of often choosing a base that collides with cygwin).

Rob