Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 10:06:33 -0400
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	Zaretskii on Sun, 2 May 1999 11:28:47 +0300 (IDT))
Subject: Re: fork/exec/wait -> system .... More problems. CygWin is that
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> AFAIK, *all* Cygwin tools need the /tmp directory to exist on *every*
> disk drive on your system.  The installation instructions (last time I
> looked) tell you to create it.

Not every drive, just the "root" drive (the one / maps to).

If you have an old cygwin that doesn't automatically generate the /
mount point, then I suppose you would need /tmp on every drive that
"becomes" root as you move around.