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| From: | "Lincoln, W. Terry" <terryl AT ultimatetechnology DOT com>
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| To: | "'itz AT lbin DOT com'" <itz AT lbin DOT com>, "'pedwards AT jaj DOT com'"
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| <pedwards AT jaj DOT com>
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| Cc: | "'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com'" <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>,
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| "'John DOT Wiersba AT medstat DOT com'" <John DOT Wiersba AT medstat DOT com>
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| Subject: | RE: question (latest "stable" dll?) + bugs: vim, bash, gcc, cp, f
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| ind, less, zip, ls
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| Date: | Tue, 22 Jun 1999 14:55:41 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: itz AT lbin DOT com [mailto:itz AT lbin DOT com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:59 PM
> To: pedwards AT jaj DOT com
> Cc: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; John DOT Wiersba AT medstat DOT com
> Subject: Re: question (latest "stable" dll?) + bugs: vim,
> bash, gcc, cp,
> find, less, zip, ls
>
>
> Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com;
> run by ezmlm
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> Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:09:05 -0400
> From: Phil Edwards <pedwards AT jaj DOT com>
>
>
> I'll add/respond to the few that I've encountered.
>
> > 4) find is broken across mounts. find clearly can see the
-- Snip --
>
> I've had the same thing happen to me while trying to run updatedb.
> Nothing ever got written to the temp file, by the way, so if you
> were thinking of running locate/updatedb, don't.
>
> There's a workaround for updatedb: use the --netpaths option. For
> instance, updatedb --netpaths=//d/. You'll probably need --netuser as
> well.
>
> But both these problems are symptoms of a bug in the path translation
> layer that was only addressed on March 28. A simpler way to
> demonstrate the problem is just to create a mount point and try to
> access a file below it with a relative path. A real killer bug IMHO
> but MHO doesn't count :-)
I am afraid I too agree that this is pretty much a utility killer of a bug.
Perhaps this will someday be addressed and a real solution will be put
forth. This BUG has crippled many of my out-of-box porting attempts. :-(
>
> --
> Ian Zimmerman
> Lightbinders, Inc.
> 2325 3rd Street #324
> San Francisco, California 94107
> U.S.A.
>
W. Terry Lincoln \ \ _ /
Senior Engineer \ \ |J| /
Ultimate Technology Corporation \ __|E|__
a Tridex Company (NASDAQ:trdx) \ |__ S __|
mailto:WTerryLincoln AT engineer DOT com \ |U|
http://www.AngelFire.com/ny/TerryLincoln \ / |S| \
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/concourse/7326 \ | |
ICQ #39362285 \ | |
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: itz AT lbin DOT com [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:itz AT lbin DOT com">mailto:itz AT lbin DOT com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 1:59 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To: pedwards AT jaj DOT com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Cc: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; =
John DOT Wiersba AT medstat DOT com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Subject: Re: question (latest =
"stable" dll?) + bugs: vim, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> bash, gcc, cp,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> find, less, zip, ls</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Mailing-List: contact =
cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> run by ezmlm</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Precedence: bulk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sender: =
cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Delivered-To: mailing list =
cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 =
19:09:05 -0400</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: Phil Edwards =
<pedwards AT jaj DOT com></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I'll add/respond to the few =
that I've encountered.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > 4) find is broken across =
mounts. find clearly can see the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> -- Snip --</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I've had the same thing =
happen to me while trying to run updatedb.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Nothing ever got written to =
the temp file, by the way, so if you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> were thinking of running =
locate/updatedb, don't.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> There's a workaround for updatedb: use the =
--netpaths option. For</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> instance, updatedb --netpaths=3D//d/. =
You'll probably need --netuser as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> well.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> But both these problems are symptoms of a bug =
in the path translation</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> layer that was only addressed on March =
28. A simpler way to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> demonstrate the problem is just to create a =
mount point and try to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> access a file below it with a relative =
path. A real killer bug IMHO</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> but MHO doesn't count :-)</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I am afraid I too agree that this is pretty much a =
utility killer of a bug. Perhaps this will someday be addressed =
and a real solution will be put forth. This BUG has crippled many =
of my out-of-box porting attempts. :-(</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Ian Zimmerman</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Lightbinders, Inc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> 2325 3rd Street #324</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> San Francisco, California 94107</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> U.S.A.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>W. Terry =
Lincoln  =
;  =
; \ \ _ /</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Senior =
Engineer &nbs=
p; &nbs=
p; \ \ |J| /</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ultimate Technology =
Corporation &=
nbsp; \ __|E|__</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>a Tridex Company =
(NASDAQ:trdx)  =
; \ |__ S __|</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2><A =
HREF=3D"mailto:WTerryLincoln AT engineer DOT com">mailto:WTerryLincoln AT engineer=
.com</A> &nb=
sp; \ |U|</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2><A HREF=3D"http://www.AngelFire.com/ny/TerryLincoln" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.AngelFire.com/ny/TerryLincoln</A> &nbs=
p; \ / |S| \</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/concourse/7326" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/concourse/7326</A> =
\ | |</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>ICQ =
#39362285 &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; \ =
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