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Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:53:57 -0400
To:	"Thrall, Bryan" <bryan DOT thrall AT flightsafety DOT com>,
	"Cygwin List" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From:	Larry Hall <lh-no-personal-replies-please AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: Cannot write files if they are hidden
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At 02:42 PM 7/22/2005, you wrote:
>Larry Hall wrote:
>> 
>> I think it's fair to say that further discussion along the lines of
>> whether Windows is smart or stupid to implement the hidden file
>> semantics as it does is off-topic for this list.  Any further
>> comments along these lines should be taken to the cygwin-talk list
>> (if they could conceivably be linked to Cygwin in some way) or a
>> Windows forum. 
>> 
>
>May we assume http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC when it comes to fixing
>Windows's smartness/stupidity in this area?
>
>Would such a patch be worth the effort to anyone?


Sure.  Patches are always thoughtfully considered.  I would say that any 
such patch that someone develops should not have a negative impact on 
performance or add to the complexity of already complex code paths (i.e. 
path handling and conversion code).  But if there's a good way to eliminate
this hair-brained Windows restriction with Cygwin tools, then I'm sure any 
patch implementing it will be thoughtfully considered as well.



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