Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com X-Lotus-FromDomain: JPMORGAN@SMTP From: "Noel L Yap" To: cwilson@ece.gatech.edu cc: Cygwin@Sourceware.Cygnus.Com, Kirben@Bigfoot.Com Message-ID: <8525692E.0044760C.00@nyc-ntgw-n01.ny.jpmorgan.com> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:27:50 -0400 Subject: Re: cvs available for test Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline That would be a really bad idea. I use Cygwin executables on file systems that can fully support upper- and lower-case filenames. Noel cwilson@ece.gatech.edu on 2000.08.01 00:38:06 To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com, kirben@bigfoot.com cc: (bcc: Noel L Yap) Subject: Re: cvs available for test Charles Wilson wrote: > > --Forwarded to the list for Travis Howell -- > > Any chance of making cvs avoid/skip directory/file names not allowed > under > Windows ? one CVS I know (eggdrop1.5) uses an AUX directory so cvs under > cygwin fails to work with it. > Check out http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q216/6/54.ASP > Well, that's a filesystem issue and is really beyond the scope of what I was trying to do. Is it possible that cygwin's file access functions should transparently munge these troublesome, illegal names -- aux, prn, etc? Or is that a really really bad idea? --Chuck -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com