Re: GNAT on a multiboot computer

["Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@NoSPAM.cogeco.ca>]

Martin Krischik wrote:

> Warren W. Gay VE3WWG wrote:
> 
> 
>>Adrien Plisson wrote:
>>
>>>Anders Wirzenius wrote:
>>
>>....
>>
>>>>To me it seems that this configuration has to be pretty much the same as
>>>>what you get when you install GNAT on another partition than on the
>>>>traditional C:. I have never done such an installation of GNAT.
>>>
>>>i think i never installed GNAT on the traditional location. there is no
>>>problem until you want to compile and install some add-ons like glade,
>>>polyorb or such, since cygwin tools do not like long filenames and weird
>>>locations. in this case 'you have to find the way'...
>>
>>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

I support the idea of a separate drive (D:) for the reasons you gave.
However, in my case, I am using a company laptop, so I am loath to
change the partitioning on it (any spare disk will be used for Linux,
if possible - TBD).

I disagree with putting non-Cygwin software in the cygwin's /opt
hierarchy, however (assuming your D:\cygwin\opt maps to
/opt in your Cygwin).

Non-Cygwin programs have a different environment requirement (for
example the GNAT supplied make is different than cygwin's). While
there is nothing to stop you from putting them in the same directories,
I prefer to keep the two "worlds" apart.


Warren.

> 
> 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
> 
> With Regards
> 
> Martin
> 


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