Bug in "startXwin.bat"

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

Linda Walsh wrote:
> Larry Hall (Cygwin X) wrote:
>> Linda Walsh wrote:
>>> Larry Hall (Cygwin X) wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>> -----
>>>     Um...you sure about that?
>>>
>>>     how do you run 'mount' if you don't know what the cygdrive prefix 
>>> is?
>>
>> Linda, please don't run the same thread on two different lists.  If you
>> want to talk about this here, kill the thread that you started on the
>> main list.
> 
> Larry --
>     The reason I changed forums was that the TOPIC/SUBJECT changed.

This is perfectly reasonable, except you kept both threads running.

>     It went from my finding a bug in the Cygwin Xserver's
> startxwin.bat script (something appropriate for the cygwin-xfree list)
> to a more general question of how one would solve the problem
> of finding the cygwin prefix in a windows batchfile.

Actually, that's not the question you asked, though I'll concede that
this is what you meant to ask.  And I answered that on the main list.
For completeness, I'll paraphrase it here - there's no good way.

>     Just because you can't answer the question without circular
> logic is no reason to get upset.

While other statements of yours have been understandable, even if they
were in error, this one makes no sense so I won't respond to it.

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