Re: [Mingw-users] Absolute path defined in .sh script is relative to MSYS's root instead of the real root

[Charles W. <cwi...@us...>]

On 7/12/2011 3:11 PM, Keith Marshall wrote:
> This action needs to be performed once [*], to correctly set MSYS up to
> work seamlessly with MinGW tools.
> 
> [*] When we eventually teach mingw-get to run post-install hooks, we
> will be able to have it create desktop or start menu short-cuts for
> starting MSYS as a login shell, and for establishing the /mingw mount
> point.  That's a capability I'm currently exploring, but until I get it
> into working code we must beg your indulgence, and ask you to complete
> these steps manually.

Currently, for *new* installations only, the simplistic GUI wrapper
'mingw-get-inst' automatically sets up this mount point for you, IF you
installed both MinGW (that is, gcc) and msys via the GUI's checkbox menu.

--
Chuck