From: Martin Krischik <martin@krischik.com>
Subject: Re: GNAT on a multiboot computer
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:01:09 +0200
Date: 2004-10-29T08:01:09+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1126782.ZbbeXJgdME@linux1.krischik.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 549gd.17128$Qs6.1469677@news20.bellglobal.com
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
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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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-29 6:01 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 [this message]
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
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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