Mailing-List:	contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
List-Archive:	<http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-help AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender:	cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
Delivered-To:	mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
X-Apparently-From:	<earnie?boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Message-ID:	<3B0014E3.4DC3CFC2@yahoo.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 May 2001 13:24:51 -0400
From:	Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To:	Cygwin Users <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
X-Mailer:	Mozilla 4.76 [en] (WinNT; U)
X-Accept-Language:	en
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Problem with cp'ing executables
References:	<yz1d79cavjn DOT fsf AT milhouse DOT cs DOT cornell DOT edu> <20010514125855 DOT A8574 AT redhat DOT com>

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 

FWIIW, this issue has always been an issue.  It has to do with stat
returning for /foo/bar when the file is actually /foo/bar.exe.

Earnie.

_________________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com


--
Want to unsubscribe from this list?
Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple

- Raw text -