Bug in "startXwin.bat"

Larry Hall (Cygwin X) reply-to-list-only-lh-x@cygwin.com
Mon Feb 9 22:44:00 GMT 2009


Linda Walsh wrote:
> The startxwin.sh script works, but startxwin.bat does not work if
> your Cygwin installation isn't in the default location.
> 
> You could use "mount -p" (presuming your cygwin\bin is in your windows 
> path, as mine is).
> 
> If not, need to look in the registry:
> "\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\cygdrive 
> prefix"

No, you don't need to look in the registry.  There's nothing there that
'mount' won't tell you.  Forget about the registry.  You'll be better
off, especially when Cygwin 1.7 is released.


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