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Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:50:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To:	earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject:	Re: possible problem with cp in cygwin B20
To:	Ray Rizzuto <ray DOT rizzuto AT dgms DOT com>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Ray Rizzuto <ray DOT rizzuto AT dgms DOT com> wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I don't know if this behavior is an NT portation issue, or an issue with the
> base GNU tools.
> 
> If I issue:
> 
> cp ./test.c .
> 
> I end up with a 0 length file!

Reported before.  Problem with the inode emulation.  Try a newer snapshot after
reading the caveats in the archives and webpages.

> 
> I know this may be a silly use of the cp command, but this exact sequence
> happens because of the rules I have in a Makefile.  Under unix, cp will
> complain that the files are the same, and not do anything.

NOT FOR ALL UNIXES.
===
Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>

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