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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:58:08 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-cygwin@cygwin.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Cc: r100.354482@nexgo.de
Subject: Re: mount a minix-fs-device
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On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 02:38:49PM +0100, r100.354482@nexgo.de wrote:
>Hi all!
>
>Is it possible to mount a minix-fs-device via cygwin?

No.  That's not how cygwin works.  Cygwin is a DLL.  It provides a layer
of POSIX compatibility.  It doesn't provide things like filesystems.

cgf

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