Re: FW: file manager xfm, or similar for xfree86 under cygwin

[David Huang <hzhr at linuxforum dot net>]

Cary Lewis write:
> Hello, I am trying to locate a graphical file manager for Xfree86 running
> under cygwin
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> I have tried to compile xfm 1.4.3 and got it working under xfree86 under
> cygwin, but it does not allow access to non cygwin directories.
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> It complains saying Directory is Unreadable.
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> /cygdrive doesn't show up in the root, so I created a symlink with:
Why not create a dir /cygdrive? ls /cygdrive will show all c, d, e... drivers.
And I create a dir /dev, link cdrom to scd0, then use /dev/cdrom I have raw access
to the first CD-ROM.
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> ln -s /cygdrive/c /cygdrivec
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> I'm guessing it has trouble following a symlink from /cydrivec to
> /cygdrive/c/
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> Can anyone suggest a working file manager?
I use xfce.
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> Thanks.
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> If anyone wants the Imake.options I can post or email.
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> Does anyone know where I can find a compiled binary for xfm or a similar
> client.
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> I don't want to have to install the kde files or xfce.
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> My plan is to use cygwin / xfree86 via ssh to do remote support of windows
> machines.
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> Thanks for any help.
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