From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ej1-x62b.google.com (mail-ej1-x62b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::62b]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D99E83858D20 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2022 12:11:52 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org D99E83858D20 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gmail.com Received: by mail-ej1-x62b.google.com with SMTP id ah7so18707565ejc.4 for ; Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:11:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=kX+gGB/ezlNmYQEhFUkcwg1N49Dl4m621HL2fGB1SvM=; b=WMuo0K5KldRTHqbJde2W2z5uztVbDgVEzrnBT8byebrW+nvQPHQw9BR+ZYrifO3ODh DfwXceXfrA4ZkT3AQv+yqm0nL4R3dZvitV3WbgcaYwEMpDtGrNtmu1FdJVFhpvOJThfX fB/yUXS57ijK3uyQIRrjZ4HsG6rbgxbwngrF+o6YAnn6wkXHvWITiA9nlEyZJufbIXfM FotSj15m4F2AtaAgQfnBd7jtvdrTMvx90eO7rlI80gLF3owNgSvgA6jfddWveD/pEYUW GB+d2bfBIfc+lI7dkQwKchsCqjrIi2UjlhGr5XwH+Qecxo8AiFj5qtgCTYxRE2t0g72r y54w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=kX+gGB/ezlNmYQEhFUkcwg1N49Dl4m621HL2fGB1SvM=; b=AlNrIB2qRBbL5m8X3Qn3l9pIw3gwbZrRTMND4EJ9S3cR0WU41JCc1Weto4uNfbIUae qCtiDDL6MdKFvYv7m4sNUufvGYBbO5bQrROKArFqgfRj17eZp0B571ogA+Nb335iZkxw z02B/2/ACGbvTR8HnJtlUi0HvHpzQyvTVRmGvDrll8mOnDHa/YZ9X8oBeekE207nPZVN az3qMJeSuPjwJZVXBUInb+VVPh2AqHFGMPbQlXdNTGX3XQzMDqWWgz9f48k8DEIfjlRp HrismY0HBUHZOtEY7CJpMs50wZLHPLg7A8+0ycUmkB6KhoWZMPJfM8jhU30X380U0wow TIGw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530/kdX25m6z6UZd7Jd2q01R2/i1ZibASqos2lwk9SiUMl9NH8Uw pgTIImcCV6qgJ251AcEx0A0MWrpvIgNPIoT5G14= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJww+gJeuX84RagVfSRvJZEGlYXr5OjW2GUTAnwnWW08mU1d33jwDcTremtHtj49DorRjiT+WOTwEqoCwkmDH80= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:489b:: with SMTP id v27mr2214362ejq.120.1643976711524; Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:11:51 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1c710a38-0f55-e150-ea6d-83ce8de48557@towo.net> In-Reply-To: <1c710a38-0f55-e150-ea6d-83ce8de48557@towo.net> From: marco atzeri Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 13:11:40 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Switch to a new PC To: Thomas Wolff Cc: The Cygwin Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE 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: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:11:54 -0000 On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 11:52 AM Thomas Wolff wrote: > I wouldn't expect most tools to work on special files in /dev. Even tar > fails on /proc, it would begin to pack your local registry... > Make a basic installation on the new system, then sync the rest. > An even cleaner way might be to clone your installation via setup, using > /etc/setup/installed.db - maybe someone has a script for that - > and then just sync the /home hierarchy. script I wrote some time ago for re-installation https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46829532/cygwin-save-package-selections-for-later-reinstall/ > Thomas Regards Marco