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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:52:10 -0700
From: Vladimir Vysotsky <trivee@trivee.org>
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Subject: Re: Possible bug in text/binary mode handling in cygwin1.dll version
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Rolf Campbell wrote:
> C: is not mounted in text mode. /c is mounted in text mode. C: isn't 
> mounted at all.

I see your point. However, prior to 1.5 the mount table worked (i.e.,
determined the file mode) even if the path started with "C:", as far as
I understand.

> If you set CYGWIN=textmode then that would mean that windows-style
> paths would be treated as text-mounts.

Is there a way to specify that _some_ windows-style paths are to be
treated as text-mounts, and others as binary?

Vlad


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