On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 04:17:05PM -0400, LMH wrote: >> I don't see why. If the directory is duplicated precisely I don't see >> how it could matter. > >What I was referring to here was to just copy the cygwin local package >directory that contains setup.exe and the http% mirror directories,
Yes, I knew what you meant. I read your description of the problem but I can't offer any explanation for it. >Regarding this set of instructions, >http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-06/msg00657.html > >they seem to be a bit more involved than is necessary. My cygwin install >directory is less than 1GB, so what is the need to use tar? I believe >that when I last re-installed my current OS, I just copied my cygwin >folder to a backup drive and then copied it back to C: after my >re-install. Is there some reason why that is a bad idea? Using tar rather than a Windows utility will make sure that things like symlinks are preserved. And, a tar file will take up less space and be quicker to create than duplicated directory structure. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
