From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from rpt-cro-mail02.tpgi.com.au (rpt-cro-mail02.tpgi.com.au [60.241.0.57]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 532003858C2C for ; Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:29:18 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 532003858C2C Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=shaddybaddah.name Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=shaddybaddah.name X-TPG-Junk-Checked: Yes X-TPG-Junk-Status: Message not scanned because user authenticated using SMTP AUTH X-TPG-Abuse: host=14-203-243-65.static.tpgi.com.au; ip=14.203.243.65; date=Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:29:15 +1100; auth=ASEE3on8SLDtt4XvivdrsQSrrNcyTVoAxHrO3qXWtcs= Received: from [192.168.71.90] (14-203-243-65.static.tpgi.com.au [14.203.243.65]) (authenticated bits=0) by rpt-cro-mail02.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from lithium-cygwin@shaddybaddah.name) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id 1AEMTCVa001595 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:29:15 +1100 Subject: Re: Portable CygWin version for Windows? To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <1ab88470-74c9-49d7-3c42-281927dee218.ref@yahoo.ca> <1ab88470-74c9-49d7-3c42-281927dee218@yahoo.ca> <2810021269.20211114191016@yandex.ru> <87czn28zj1.fsf@Rainer.invalid> From: Shaddy Baddah Message-ID: <68c59f54-9f54-6e81-ffcd-57b4ce309c3e@shaddybaddah.name> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:29:11 +1100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.14.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87czn28zj1.fsf@Rainer.invalid> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_SOFTFAIL, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:29:20 -0000 On 15/11/21 3:36 am, Achim Gratz wrote: > Andrey Repin via Cygwin writes: >> You will have to format the stick to NTFS, and run rebaseall for each time you >> insert your stick into a new system, which defeats the very idea of having a >> "portable Cygwin" - it will always be tied to a specific system. > It all depends on what you want to do with it and wahtr limitations you > are able and willing to accept, but those dependencies are what makes it > hard to have that "portable Cygwin". > > And no, you don't need to run rebaseall each time you use the stick on a > new system, but it may well not work at all for entirely different > reasons if you chose NTFS (and a host of other problems if you don't and > go with FAT32). Further, you will have to be realistic as to which Windows installs you expect to be able run Cygwin off of the USB stick, on. Unfortunately, I've observed quite a few corporate Windows installs disable running executables off of removable media. I recall being able to defeat that by avoiding running directly from the Windows shell (explorer.exe), but... your mileage may vary, so to speak. -- Regards, Shaddy Baddah Ph: 0406 753 978