On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Andrey Repin <anrdae...@yandex.ru> wrote: > Greetings, Silver Zachara! > >> can i install cygwin multiple times to different folders? E.g. >> c:\cygwin64, c:\cygwin64_x_test1, c:\cygwin64_x_test2 > >> I want to know, if there will not be any collisions or something similar. >> Or there have to be only one cygwin installation? > > You MAY use multiple parallel installations. But it is least advisable for > people unfamiliar with environment, clashes may occur and you would have a > hard(-er) time figuring them out.
I don not see such big risk with multiple installations. Basic rules appliy: - separate PATH between the diffent installations. defining CYGWIN_NOWINPATH help on it - don't mix services as they will be called all in the same way by the different installation. > If you indeed need test installations, a virtual machine is the better route, > IMO. Usually if Virtual Machines are possible there are less motives to use cygwin; people developing for cygwin are of course the exception. > With best regards, > Andrey Repin Regards Marco -- 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
