Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20000503151424.00df44f0@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 15:18:05 -0400 To: "cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com" From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: /cygdrive/windows ? In-Reply-To: <20000503144208.A7580@cygnus.com> References: <200005031743 DOT NAA26680 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> <20000503171211 DOT 3492 DOT qmail AT web117 DOT yahoomail DOT com> <200005031743 DOT NAA26680 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 02:42 PM 5/3/00, Chris Faylor wrote: >As far as /boot is concerned, I like the name, but I hate polluting the >namespace. We've already abrogated /cygdrive, so I was thinking that >we should stick with that even though it doesn't make sense to refer >to the windows directory as a "drive". True but there is DOS-style precedent. One can map a fully qualified path to a drive with the "subst" command. In this case, one is mapping a directory to a drive and treating it as such. On the hand, if you ask me if I feel comfortable about propagating DOS-style conventions, that's another story!;-) Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX (508) 560-1285 - cell phone