From: Martin Krischik <martin@krischik.com>
Subject: Re: GNAT on a multiboot computer
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:52:12 +0200
Date: 2004-10-29T11:52:12+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5583097.2DoBlO9tyC@linux1.krischik.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: uacu5udot.fsf@no.email.thanks.invalid
Anders Wirzenius wrote:
> Martin Krischik <martin@krischik.com> writes:
>
>> Warren W. Gay VE3WWG wrote:
>
>> > I have developed a fondness for C:\opt for non-cygwin software:
>> >
>> > c:\opt\gnat
>> > c:\opt\sybase
>> > c:\opt\mysql
>>
>> I prefer:
>>
>> D:\cygwin\opt\gnat
>>
>> etc.
>>
>> Has two advantages:
>>
>> 1) if you need to reinstall windows you cygwin on D: will not be
>> destroyed 2) within cygwin you can use shorter /opt instead of
>> /cygdrive/c/opt
> Nice.
>
> Is your OS installed on C:?
Well, would you install Windows anywhere else? Honestly, there are *to* many
stupid programs around which have serious problems when Windows is anywhere
else then C:\Windows that it never crosses my mind to use anything else
then C:.
{On the other hand: I have never though twice when installing OS/2 on
D: ;-) }
With Regards
Martin
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-29 9:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-26 7:03 GNAT on a multiboot computer Anders Wirzenius
2004-10-26 7:31 ` Adrien Plisson
2004-10-26 7:51 ` Anders Wirzenius
2004-10-26 9:13 ` Adrien Plisson
2004-10-27 6:55 ` Anders Wirzenius
2004-10-27 8:03 ` Adrien Plisson
2004-10-28 16:25 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-28 17:13 ` Pascal Obry
2004-10-29 6:01 ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-29 8:32 ` Anders Wirzenius
2004-10-29 9:31 ` Adrien Plisson
2004-10-29 14:59 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-29 16:14 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-31 9:21 ` Stephane Riviere
2004-10-29 9:52 ` Martin Krischik [this message]
2004-10-29 10:03 ` Anders Wirzenius
2004-10-29 12:04 ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-29 11:38 ` Hyman Rosen
2004-10-29 12:02 ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-29 13:39 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2004-10-29 13:55 ` Adrien Plisson
2004-10-29 15:12 ` Directory Names (was: GNAT on a multiboot computer) Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-29 15:55 ` GNAT on a multiboot computer Björn Persson
2004-10-29 12:15 ` Pascal Obry
2004-10-29 16:40 ` Martin Krischik
2004-10-30 8:26 ` Pascal Obry
2004-10-29 17:11 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-29 15:05 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-29 8:29 ` Anders Wirzenius
2004-10-29 17:25 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-30 7:42 ` Adrien Plisson
2004-11-01 9:26 ` Anders Wirzenius
2004-11-01 14:21 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-26 12:39 ` Stephane Riviere
2004-10-27 7:12 ` Anders Wirzenius
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