[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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