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From:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net>
To:	"'Jon Cast'" <jcast AT ou DOT edu>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: gzip.exe as symlink...
Date:	Tue, 16 Jul 2002 07:25:14 +1000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Jon Cast
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2002 4:22 AM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: gzip.exe as symlink...
> 
> 
> Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net> wrote:
> <snip>
> > I'd never thought about it - why would anyone care which is the real
> > file?
> 
> If they have to use any program not linked with cygwin1.dll.

Then they presumably have the luxry of telling it what .exe to run. 

Rob


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