Re: Questions about Cygwin's setup...

[DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>]

> *	If you use the Setup.exe program to install Cygwin, does that update
> the Windows-NT registry in any meaningful way?

Yes.  It installs the initial mount points.

> *	Could I use the Setup program to install Cygwin on a Windows-NT
> share and would that be immediately useable by others (assuming they update
> their PATH variables)?

They would only need to set up their mounts.  The cygwin.bat file sets
their path, assuming they all see the share on the same drive letter.

> *	If I use Setup to update this share (assuming its quiet), would
> users need to do something (like fix their registry)?

No.

> *	Does Setup remove old files during update?

No.

> *	Can Setup update itself?

No.

> *	What is the latest version of Setup (I have 2.6)?

2.29

Go to http://cygwin.com/ and click on "install cygwin now" to run the
latest setup.

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