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diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo index 10a401f4b..f3889f9e8 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo @@ -178,6 +178,36 @@ without spaces. /etc/passwd, you may need to make corresponding changes there. See the README file for that package.) +@subsection Setup screwed up my mounts! + +Setup will remove the following mounts, should you have them: + +@example + / + /usr + /usr/bin + /usr/lib + /var + /lib + /bin + /etc +@end example + +It will then restore (or create new) mounts for /, /usr/bin and /usr/lib +as follows (assuming the default install root C:\cygwin): + +@example + Device Directory + C:\cygwin\bin /usr/bin + C:\cygwin\lib /usr/lib + C:\cygwin / +@end example + +Since setup is not a Cygwin program, it cannot know about your mounts +(or symlinks, for that matter), and so must impose and enforce this +structure. You should not try to defeat it, unless you know what you +are doing and can deal with the consequences. + @subsection How do I uninstall Cygwin? Setup has no automatic uninstall facility. Just delete everything |