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Re: Installing new cygwin programs, writes over /usr/local/bin link
- From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter at googlemail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:27:34 +0200
- Subject: Re: Installing new cygwin programs, writes over /usr/local/bin link
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- References: <21085 dot 47659 dot 817174 dot 331908 at consult dot pretender>
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:56 PM, wrote:
> Is there any reason why each time a new cygwin program is
> installed/updated, the installer overwrites my /usr/local/bin link?
>
> I symlink /usr/local/bin to another location and it gets overwritten
> each time.
>
> Is there any way to avoid such behavior?
You could mount that other location instead of symlinking.
Kind regards
robert
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