From 24f19d84e031cf49f4b0552b5afdfe7aedb03129 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Starks-Browning Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:23:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] New entry "Why doesn't //c (for C:) work anymore?" --- winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 517b40a69..7161d4865 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ @section Using Cygwin +@subsection Why doesn't //c (for C:) work anymore? + +(Similarly for any drive letter, e.g. @code{//z} for @code{Z:}) + +This ``feature'' has long been deprecated, and no longer works at all +in the latest release. For a detailed discussion of why this change +was made, and how deal with it now, refer to +@file{http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-09/msg00014.html}. + @subsection How should I set my PATH? This is done for you in the file /etc/profile, which is sourced by bash