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Date:	Mon, 14 May 2001 12:58:55 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Problem with cp'ing executables
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In-Reply-To:	<yz1d79cavjn.fsf@milhouse.cs.cornell.edu>; from stodghil@cs.cornell.edu on Mon, May 14, 2001 at 09:51:08AM -0400

On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 09:51:08AM -0400, Paul Stodghill wrote:
>I see a strange bug when trying to copy an executable from one directory to
>another.
>
>If the command "cp /dir/exec-name /dir2/exec-name" is used, the copy fails
>with an error message that the two files "are the same file". But,
>"cp /dir/exec-name.exe /dir2/exec-name.exe" works.
>
>I don't believe this was a problem with 1.1.8, but it is a problem with
>1.3.1 and with 5/13 snapshot.

Instead of "not believing" it would be tremendously helpful if you could
verify that fact.

cgf

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