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Re: installing on Cygwin
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Truls Becken |
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Re: installing on Cygwin |
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Sat, 7 May 2011 00:22:46 +0200 |
Ivan Vučica wrote:
> Try creating symlink /home/riccardo and then modifying HOME
> environment variable to that path.
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> Cygwin should support symlinks. If it doesn't, then I guess you'll have
> to create a directory and move cygwin-related stuff to that new home.
NTFS can do this on its own, without any cygwin hacks. On Vista and 7
you have full support for symlinks, while on XP you have NTFS junction
points.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link
-Truls