[ut2004] Install to a VFAT partition

Gian Paolo Mureddu Thetargos at tutopia.com
Wed Mar 31 02:09:11 EST 2004


Judd Cohen wrote:

> Along those lines, would it be possible to install the game under 
> windows, then in linux symlink the big directories like textures, 
> maps, and static meshes to their windows counterparts? Does the 
> windows version do anything weird that would make this impossible?
>
> ---
> Judd Cohen
>
> On Mar 30, 2004, at 5:33 PM, Ryan C. Gordon wrote:
>
>>> one more question. Is it possible to install UT2004 to a VFAT 
>>> partition,
>>> or at least move away and symlink some of the bigger data directories?
>>
>>
>> With the exception of the binaries themselves, which must have the
>> executable bit set, the game shouldn't care about file system.
>>
>> --ryan.
>
>
>
I just wouldn't know how to "install" the linux client binary files... 
but in theory it is possible. Since Windows will not have any knowledge 
about the Linux made symlinks, and the symlinks will work just fine (as 
long as the Windows drive is accesible under Linux).



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