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Re: please update the supported Cygwin package list to be distinct for 32-bit, 64-bit or both; and help on how install both in a merged fashion
- From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon at freemail dot ru>
- To: LRN <lrn1986 at gmail dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:11:33 +0400
- Subject: Re: please update the supported Cygwin package list to be distinct for 32-bit, 64-bit or both; and help on how install both in a merged fashion
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- Reply-to: Andrey Repin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Greetings, LRN!
> Try this:
> run %ComSpec%
>> mklink /D %SystemRoot%\System32\cygwin c:\cygwin64
>> mklink /D %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\cygwin c:\cygwin32
> Then edit your user envrionment valriable table and add
> %SystemRoot%\System32\cygwin\bin to PATH.
> This way you will run 32-bit cygwin programs from 32-bit programs, and
> 64-bit programs from 64-bit programs.
That raise a question. Isn't 32-bit Cygwin apps compiled 64-bit aware?
> That is, if you start c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe, it'll run 64-bit
> apps, while c:\windows\syswow64\cmd.exe will only run 32-bit apps.
> Obviously, you need to set up symlinks as Administrator, or give
> yourself the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege privilege. Changing the
> contents of system directories might also require you to be the
> Administrator (not sure).
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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 27.07.2013, <10:10>
Sorry for my terrible english...
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