From:	corinna DOT vinschen AT cityweb DOT de (Corinna Vinschen)
Subject:	Re: BUG: mount point/mount errors in B19 and B20 alphas
18 Oct 1998 04:02:56 -0700 :
Message-ID:	<3629C799.B4314A65.cygnus.cygwin32.developers@cityweb.de>
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To:	Ron Parker <parkerrd AT hotmail DOT com>, cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com

Ron Parker wrote:
> 
> I have D:\unix mounted as root the directory /usr exists and D:\usr is
> mounted as /usr.  If archive.tar contains usr/file.txt, when I "cd /"
> and "tar xf archive.tar" then file.txt is extracted to D:\unix\usr not
> D:\usr.  This is the mount point not the mount.
> 
> This occurs with B19 and the B20 alphas.
> 
> I cannot currently investigate this, but I thought it should be
> reported.

Imagine same directory structure. Additionally, for nicer effect,
in /usr exists a symlink named `X11', which points to /usr/X11R6.3:

	bash$ cd /usr; ls
	X11     X11R6.3 bin     include lib     local

Ok, now, if a directory `usr' in the root mount exists:

	bash$ cd /; cd usr; ls
	ls: X11: No such file or directory
	X11     X11R6.3 bin     include lib     local

	bash$ cd /; ls usr
	
	^^^
	nothing!

or, if no such directory `usr' exists:

	bash$ cd /; cd usr; ls
	usr: No such file or directory

	bash$ cd /; ls usr
	ls: usr: No such file or directory

Corinna

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