On Feb 7 09:32, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:03:00PM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >Given that we still support textmode mounts for historical reasons, but > >don't like people actually using them, what if setup.exe would simply > >not give the choice? We can't keep users from changing the mount points > >after an installation, but who demands from us to leave the user the > >choice in the base installation process? Just removing the button group > >from the options dialog would be sufficient, me thinks... > > I think we're sending a mixed message about textmode mounts these days > when it is one of the "solutions" to make bash understand CRLF scripts.
Indeed. > And, as much as I like not offering people this option, I think we'll be > flooded with user requests if we delete it. More than usual? ;) > OTOH, maybe including something like: > > 'See "man mount" for details about how to change the characteristics of > the cygwin root or to mount additional directories.' > > would be sufficient. That sounds good to me. Just keep a hint which mentions there's something mysterious you can do with a even more mysterious tool called "mount". Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat