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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:49:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Default mount point and directory structure in cygwin archives
To: Andrej Borsenkow <Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru>,
        Cygwin AT Sourceware DOT Cygnus DOT Com
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--- Andrej Borsenkow <Andrej DOT Borsenkow AT mow DOT siemens DOT ru> wrote:
> When I installed, it created mount points /usr/lib->/lib and /usr/bin->/bin.
> The "real" /cygwin/usr/{bin,lib} are empty.
> 

This is discussed in the FAQ.  It is also therefore in the mail archives.

> All cygwin archives are in "usr/..." hierarchy. It means that if I try to
> simply unpack them under Windows using WinZIP or whatever, I drop them into
> .../usr/{bin,lib}, but they both are hidden when cygwin is started. It is not
> always possible to unpack them under Cygwin (I cannot overwrite currently
> used
> files; that applies to cygwin1.dll in the first place).
> 

DON'T use WINZIP to install a Cygwin package.  That is what setup.exe is for.

> Suggestion - change default mount points to /bin->/usr/bin and
> /lib->/usr/lib.
> That will allow to unpack archives both under Cygwin and Windows.
> 

Not going to happen.  See the FAQ.

Cheers,

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   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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