Multiple Cygwin (directory trees) instances

Larry Hall lh-no-personal-replies-please@cygwin.com
Thu May 26 20:17:00 GMT 2005


At 11:42 AM 5/26/2005, you wrote:
>I have a problem I am trying to find a way round.
>
>Can I have multiple Cygwin (directory tree) instances, or does registry prohibit this ?


You cannot have multiple 'cygwin1.dll's in your path.  You can have 
multiple Cygwin instances if you like.  You need to manage your mounts 
('man mount') and PATH so that you're always pointing to the "right" 
version for your current needs.


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