Mail Archives: cygwin/1998/02/26/13:22:29
Additionally you could consider using the existing bin directory and
mounting it (binary) as /bin. I do this. You only need this if you
want to refer to your executables as being in /bin.
Bart
Earnie Boyd wrote:
>
> >Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:55:40 -0500 (EST)
> >From: "John A. Turner" <John DOT Turner AT POBox DOT com>
> >To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> >CC: earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com
> >Subject: setting up coolview (was: make problems (b18 and mingw32))
> >
> <snip>
> >Well, I think I've decided not to wait for b19, even though I'm sure
> it's
> >right around the corner.
> >
> >So although I've been putting it off for a long time, I think I'll go
> >ahead and give Sergey's coolview a try. Which means that now I have to
> >really try and understand what is meant by "making mounts text=binary".
> >
> >I've been on the list for a long time, so I've seen many of the posts
> >about this issue, but I remain confused. I had thought there might be
> >more explicit instructions at Sergey's site, but I didn't see any. So
> >let me see if I can construct a step-by-step guide to using coolview,
> >and I'll insert questions where I'm confused.
> >
> >[I'll use unixish commands]
> >
> >o Downloaded coolview.tar.gz. It contains:
> >
> > bash.exe
> > cygwin.dll
> > libcygwin.a
> > ps.exe
> >
> > Assume we put them in c:/gnuwin32/coolview
> >
> >o Rename corresponding b18 versions:
> >
> > cd /gnuwin32/b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin
> > mv bash.exe bash-b18.exe
> > mv ps.exe ps-b18.exe
> > mv cygwin.dll cygwin-b18.dll
> > cd ../i386-cygwin32/lib
> > mv libcygwin.a libcygwin-b18.a
>
> a copy of the cygwin.dll is in this ../i386-cygwin32/lib directory.
> Just delete it, it is not needed.
>
> >
> >o Copy new versions into correct locations:
> >
> > cd /gnuwin32/coolview
> > cp bash.exe ps.exe cygwin.dll ../b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin
>
> cp bash.exe ../b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin/sh.exe
>
> > cp libcygwin.a ../b18/H-i386-cygwin32/i386-cygwin32/lib
> >
> >o Paths, env. vars., etc. should still be set correctly from b18.
> > For example:
> >
> > set CYGNUS_PATH=C:\gnuwin32\b18\H-i386-cygwin32
> > set CYGWIN_NOTITLE=1
> > set GCC_EXEC_PREFIX=%CYGNUS_PATH%\lib\gcc-lib\
> > set SHELL=%CYGNUS_PATH%\bin\sh.exe
> > set PATH=%CYGNUS_PATH%\bin;"%PATH%"
> >
> >OK, now what? Questions about text=binary:
> >
> >o What exactly should be mounted text=binary? mount currently shows:
> >
> >BASH.EXE-2.01$ mount
> >Device Directory Type Flags
> >\\.\tape1: /dev/st1 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >\\.\tape0: /dev/st0 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >\\.\b: /dev/fd1 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >\\.\a: /dev/fd0 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >c: / native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >
> > So all of these need to be unmounted and remounted text=binary?
> >
> >o Where's my d: partition in that output from mount?
> >
> >o I saved a post by Earnie Boyd from 1/8/98 in which he said:
> >
> >cd /gnuwin32/b18/H-i386-cygwin32/bin
> >./umount /
> >./mount -b c:\\ /
> >
> >./umount /bin
> >./mount -b c:\\gnuwin32\\b18\\H-i386-cygwin32\\bin /bin
> >
> >./umount /all_the_other_directories
> >./mount -b d:\\all_the_other_directories /all_the_other_directories
> >
> > I do the first part of this and mount shows:
> >
> >BASH.EXE-2.01$ mount
> >Device Directory Type Flags
> >\\.\tape1: /dev/st1 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >\\.\tape0: /dev/st0 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >\\.\b: /dev/fd1 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >\\.\a: /dev/fd0 native no-mixed,text!=binary
> >c: / native no-mixed,text=binary
> >
> > Great. But although I have a c:\bin, when I try to do that part I
> > get:
> >
> >BASH.EXE-2.01$ umount /bin
> >umount: Invalid argument
> >
>
> You have no /bin mounted. ?What is in your c:\bin? I believe the
> original poster (don't really remember) had a /bin directory mounted. I
> "mount -b c:\\gunwin32\\b18\\H-i386-cygwin32\\bin /bin" then the scripts
> can find /bin/sh when it needs it. Note, commands tend to get confused
> in you have a c:\bin and a mount point of /bin so don't have both.
>
> > What's happening there?
> >
> > And could someone spell out exactly what all_the_other_directories
> > means? Sorry to be dense, but I want to make sure I understand
> > what's happening here.
>
> This was to indicate any other mount points that may have been mounted.
> I suggest that you also:
>
> mount -b a:\\ /a
> mount -b c:\\ /c
>
> >
> >o Alright, now when exactly is all this mounting and unmounting done?
> > It must happen each time you boot, right? So do you create a script
> > and put it in the StartUp directory or what?
> >
>
> The mounts are stored in the registry. You will not have to do anything
> else. There is nothing to do at boot time.
>
> >o OK, let's assume I've been able to do all those mounts correctly.
> > Now I need to do \r\n -> \n conversion on some files. What, exactly?
> > .bashrc, plus any bash scripts, I guess. I think I've also seen
> > mention of C/C++ source as well. Correct?
>
> Correct.
>
> >
> >Thanks in advance to whoever helps me (and whoever else might be
> >confused).
> >
> >-John
> >
> >
>
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