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Re: Installation for user (xinit, mintty, rxvt*, ...)
2010/1/14 Thomas Wolff:
> I noticed that some postinstall scripts make entries using cygpath -AP or mkshortcut -AP.
> I suggest that these packages implement a fallback to -P in case the
> current user does not have the right to install to all
Good point, will do.
(Also, shortcuts created with 'mkshortcut -AP' need to be made
world-readable with chmod, otherwise all that non-admin users get to
see are links with white default icons that don't work.)
Andy