Re: [Mingw-w64-public] MSYS2 GPL infringement (was Re: MSYS2)

On Jun 12 12:47, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > 6. Perhaps remove /cygdrive prefix to simply typing paths. Mostly this is
> > to retain compatibility with MSYS-enabled software that makes assumptions
> > about /c/ being equivalent to C:/
> 
> It's not necessary at all to change the Cygwin/MSYS2 DLL to make this
> happen.  Just add this to /etc/fstab:
> 
>   none / cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0
> 
> Stop all Cygwin processes, login to your bash and try this:
> 
>   $ cd /c
>   $ ls
>   $Recycle.Bin  Documents and Settings  ProgramData   System Volume Information
>   bootmgr       pagefile.sys            Python32      Users
>   BOOTNXT       PerfLogs                rhcygwin      Windows
>   cygwin        Program Files           swapfile.sys
>   cygwin64      Program Files (x86)     Symbols

I forgot to provide a link to the User's Guide describing the mount table
and the cygdrive prefix handling:

  http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table
  http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#cygdrive

The mount command also has changed from how it worked in earlier Cygwin
versions:

  http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount

  
HTH,
Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen
Cygwin Maintainer
Red Hat