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Subject:	New symlink format for DJ 2.04
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Date:	Mon, 6 Nov 2006 10:38:25 -0700
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I have a curiosity about the new format that was chosen for symlinks in
DJGPP 2.04.  I'm guessing that there was a good reason, I just wanted to
understand it - and if there wasn't a good reason, to see if this is a
possibility...

Is there a reason that CygWin and DJGPP can't share the same symlink
format?  Is it simply a question of simplicity in DJGPP's case, because
CygWin's appears to contain binary?  (I think that CygWin's is at least
mostly compatible with Windows shortcuts, but I'm not positive.)

I admit to speaking from a position of ignorance; this is more a matter
of curiosity than anything.  I also don't remember off-hand why this
was desirable to me at one point... drat my poor memory...

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