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

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Wed Feb 13 17:48:24 PST 2013


On 02/13/2013 02:59 AM, Gert Hulselmans wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 

I don't see any problem with supporting that syntax in the DOS/Windows
installers in addition to the current syntax.  I agree it makes sense.

	-hpa




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