[syslinux] [syslinux.exe] Failures to use\install on xp+ntfs

[Ady]

> Would it not more convenient for the Windows (and DOS) installer that
> you can install
> Syslinux like this (no --directory switch needed anymore):
> 
> syslinux.exe  --install c:\some_dir\
> 
> as Windows needs to have the filesystem mounted anyway.
> 
> This makes the syntax more similar to the extlinux installer, which
> also operates on
> a mounted filesystem.
> 
> The --directory option only makes sense for the mtools version of the installer.
> 
> - Gert
> _______________________________________________
 
Hi Gert,

The following is my personal opinion as a simple user, FWIW.

Just from the final user's perspective (which in this case would 
include understanding clear documentation), all installation commands 
are easier when they are consistent / congruent. Whether the SYSLINUX 
installation command is executed from DOS, Windows, or Linux (both 
mtools and nomtools variants), it is easier to document, to 
understand and to script when the command options are the same and 
behave the same; and if not exactly the same, at least as similar as 
possible.

Writing "syslinux --directory /some_dir/" can be correctly 
interpreted (and used) equally, whether the command would be executed 
under DOS, Windows or Linux.

The installation command for EXTLINUX is different, but there are no 
ambiguities as there is only one such command.

So, although some technical circumstances for some SYSLINUX 
installers might be similar to the EXTLINUX installer, as a simple 
user the similarity in usage and in documentation between all 
SYSLINUX installers is an advantage.

As said, this is only my view as final user.

Best Regards,
Ady.