From: Lou g. <lg...@gm...> - 2013-01-08 19:25:11
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I running MinGW under Windows XP 32-bit and I do this I execute file C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat But this file starts MinGW in the directory C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN I want it to start MinGW in directory c:\MINGW ...How can I do this ?? |
From: LRN <lr...@gm...> - 2013-01-08 20:00:53
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08.01.2013 23:25, Lou godio wrote: > I running MinGW under Windows XP 32-bit > > and I do this I execute file C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat But this > file starts MinGW in the directory C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN > > I want it to start MinGW in directory c:\MINGW ...How can I do > this ?? > > Edit /etc/profile to cd to a different directory. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQ7HrrAAoJEOs4Jb6SI2CwQAcIANgNQp6zaaJZMEdER+4jE5oT GwleEoWpStKOzTNZhLPNoCjDLehGzTT4eMYkvm+qNrm87GFM8iW28aveaTn/LyiA dkckvdp4I1fX5x0lGW3zaURROweMl+vS39Zb2oKmoWRcuY0H0Qp0cVDt9scwrlt/ 4hURxTsBXN6xGqLjPbn1O/OaY5q7TPjFKY3nH82mchQCZvTV+5jvW+K4IJYO8Rhd IxipikKVvlF0Im1+/kUedN0eSGZ/4h+V1oppTspFC4YGyQYrz4isuQQBGdyhjQ5C hN/G8sFjRmkgG+sjFQPpSt/vck3PrLWfF7Nsj/KcNeFX1pjlzD/mQjgx5HvcIxU= =2vyP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
From: Keith M. <kei...@us...> - 2013-01-08 21:52:28
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On 08/01/13 20:00, LRN wrote: > On 08.01.2013 23:25, Lou godio wrote: >> I running MinGW under Windows XP 32-bit >> >> and I do this I execute file C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat But this >> file starts MinGW in the directory C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN >> >> I want it to start MinGW in directory c:\MINGW ...How can I do >> this ?? > > Edit /etc/profile to cd to a different directory. Bad idea; /etc/profile is a system deliverable, and *will* be reverted to the distributed default state, on any future MSYS upgrade. Users are advised *not* to modify /etc/profile, but rather to furnish their customisation hooks in the form of /etc/profile.d scriptlets, or in $HOME/.profile In this case, the latter, (which is simply an alternative expression of Renato's recommendation), is probably the better choice; however, we should be asking why the OP wants to pollute the system tree with his working files, instead of keeping them segregated in his designated $HOME directory, (which is the default, and really should be preferred). FWIW, if the OP really is determined to pursue this, another way he can shoot himself in the foot is to define HOME to the desired Windows path as a Windows environment variable, *before* starting MSYS. -- Regards, Keith. |
From: Lou g. <lg...@gm...> - 2013-01-08 22:06:18
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Keith, ?? Are you saying I should create a file called '.profile' in directory MINGW\msys\1.0\home that contains a single command: cd \MINGW On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Keith Marshall < kei...@us...> wrote: > On 08/01/13 20:00, LRN wrote: > > On 08.01.2013 23:25, Lou godio wrote: > >> I running MinGW under Windows XP 32-bit > >> > >> and I do this I execute file C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat But this > >> file starts MinGW in the directory C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN > >> > >> I want it to start MinGW in directory c:\MINGW ...How can I do > >> this ?? > > > > Edit /etc/profile to cd to a different directory. > > Bad idea; /etc/profile is a system deliverable, and *will* be reverted > to the distributed default state, on any future MSYS upgrade. Users are > advised *not* to modify /etc/profile, but rather to furnish their > customisation hooks in the form of /etc/profile.d scriptlets, or in > $HOME/.profile > > In this case, the latter, (which is simply an alternative expression of > Renato's recommendation), is probably the better choice; however, we > should be asking why the OP wants to pollute the system tree with his > working files, instead of keeping them segregated in his designated > $HOME directory, (which is the default, and really should be preferred). > > FWIW, if the OP really is determined to pursue this, another way he can > shoot himself in the foot is to define HOME to the desired Windows path > as a Windows environment variable, *before* starting MSYS. > > -- > Regards, > Keith. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS > and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - > 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. > SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 > _______________________________________________ > MinGW-users mailing list > Min...@li... > > This list observes the Etiquette found at > http://www.mingw.org/Mailing_Lists. > We ask that you be polite and do the same. Disregard for the list > etiquette may cause your account to be moderated. > > _______________________________________________ > You may change your MinGW Account Options or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-users > Also: mailto:min...@li...?subject=unsubscribe > |
From: Stephen G. B. <sg...@so...> - 2013-01-08 22:43:34
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Hi Lou, ----- Original Message ----- From: Lou godio To: MinGW Users List Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] How do I get C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat to start in a directory of my choosing ?? Keith, ?? Are you saying I should create a file called '.profile' in directory MINGW\msys\1.0\home that contains a single command: cd \MINGW Keith is not suggesting that at all. He is suggesting that it goes in C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN which is the default place for the millions (or is it trillions?) of people using Unix,GNU Linux or software developed from and for these systems, which I first saw thirty five years ago and which has not changed in all that time. And that you put all you personal files in this same place. Stephen |
From: Renato S. <br....@gm...> - 2013-01-08 20:59:01
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2013/1/8 Lou godio <lg...@gm...> > I running MinGW under Windows XP 32-bit > > and I do this I execute file C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\msys.bat > But this file starts MinGW in the directory C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN > > I want it to start MinGW in directory c:\MINGW ...How can I do this ?? > Add the following to C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN\.profile: cd /mingw |
From: Stephen G. B. <sg...@so...> - 2013-01-10 09:19:57
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Hi All, I would just like to correct or clarify a few points I made in a previous email He is suggesting that it goes in C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN which is the default place for the C:\MINGW\msys\1.0\home\ADMIN is a mangling of the Unix/Linux path. C:\MINGW and C:\MINGW\msys is the place where the Unix/Linux root directory starts in a Windows system. . The directory "home" is equivelent to the users directory under Windows. In a MinGW shell, the commad "ls" is directory lister. "ls ~" lists the users's home directory. "ls /" lists the root directory of the Unix/Linux software/system when running under windows and the root directory when the computer is using the Unux/Linux operating system. Stephen |
From: Earnie B. <ea...@us...> - 2013-01-10 13:27:37
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On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 4:19 AM, Stephen Grant Brown wrote: > Hi All, > I would just like to correct or clarify a few points I made in a previous > email I see no clarification. You should not top post but reply inline. You should not use HTML or "Rich text" but instead use plain text email. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd |
From: Renato S. <br....@gm...> - 2013-01-25 11:57:18
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This answer was accidentally sent only to Lou, sorry. 2013/1/9 Renato Silva <br....@gm...> > Em 08/01/2013 20:08, "Lou godio" <lg...@gm...> escreveu: > > Keith, > > > > ?? Are you saying I should create a file called '.profile' in directory > MINGW\msys\1.0\home that contains a single command: > > cd \MINGW > > Not in home but in its ADMIN subdir, and with forward slash in the cd > command. MSYS is going to create a subdir matching current user and set the > HOME var to that path, unless there was already a value for it when MSYS > was started, in which case your ~ is going to be what has been set there. > See /etc/profile for more details. > > Personally I like to start in the desktop directory, and since /home is > mounted to C:\Users here, I just need to cd ~/Desktop in my ~/.profile. > Maybe you like something like that, instead of initiating in the root of > MinGW, which sounds like you would want to modify it. > |