Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Message-ID: <033601c1c585$6fde33c0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> From: "Robert Collins" To: "Michael A Chase" , "Andrew DeFaria" , "cygwin" References: <17B78BDF120BD411B70100500422FC6309E4B7@IIS000> <20020306175108.GA15442@redhat.com> <3C8668A2.4060103@DeFaria.com> <20020306192554.GA17204@redhat.com> <019b01c1c547$5439d270$d700a8c0@mchasecompaq> <3C868E51.4000207@DeFaria.com> <046e01c1c569$36331580$d700a8c0@mchasecompaq> <3C86B45D.7060800@DeFaria.com> <007501c1c584$9e144cd0$d700a8c0@mchasecompaq> Subject: Re: Suggestion for setup Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:09:02 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Mar 2002 03:07:39.0220 (UTC) FILETIME=[3D42E140:01C1C585] === ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael A Chase" > Robert, > It wouldn't be very hard to add /etc/passwd.lnk and /etc/group.lnk to the > test in desktop.cc. Would you accept it? I'm a bit hesitant because there > are lots of other files and directories that might also be affected. For setup200202 - the next release - I'll include such a test. Don't bother creating a patch. For HEAD, IMO the cygfile io_stream class should be symlink aware, and the /etc/passwd check should be using that class. That will sovle the problem there... and prevent new occurences. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/