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Date:	Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:32:39 -0500
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com, Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT gnu DOT org>
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Subject:	Re: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of GNU gzip-1.3.5 uploaded
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> > -----m  root          510 Dec 15 20:04 zcat -> \
> >   /dev/env/DJDIR/bin/gzip
> > -----m  root          510 Dec 15 20:04 gunzip -> \
> >   /dev/env/DJDIR/bin/gzip
> > 
> > 
> > in /dev/env/DJDIR/bin
> > 
> > We see that the djdev 2.04 facility with links has been
> > wrongly exploited.
> 
> Sorry, can you explain why you think these links are wrong?  I'm
> afraid I don't see anything wrong with them (for v2.04, where
> symlinks
> are supported).  What am I missing?
> 

They are non-functional.  Trying to use gunzip, for example,
results in the message:
'gunzip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Since linking files with an exe extention results in copying
the file to the new name I suggested that one should check for
stubs before ereasing a pre-existing file.  One would want to
erase a copy to replace it with the new version.  And don't
try to link without the extention.

Regards,
Frank



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