X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: To: Subject: RE: Running Cygwin from an NFS drive (symlinks with system attribute) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:39:33 +0000 In-Reply-To: <4B4CC948.4030905@cygwin.com> References: <4B4A868C.20908@cygwin.com> <20100111102235.GC14511@calimero.vinschen.de> <4B4B78AF.7030902@cygwin.com> <20100112164421.GU14511@calimero.vinschen.de>,<4B4CC948.4030905@cygwin.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Hi, I am afraid the winsymlinks option is an installation time setting, is it? : --- Sbremal@KATZ /usr/bin $ set | grep CYGWIN CYGWIN=winsymlinks CYGWIN_PATH='H:\Bazsi\cygwin\' Sbremal@KATZ /usr/bin $ which awk /usr/bin/awk Sbremal@KATZ /usr/bin $ awk /usr/bin/awk: /usr/bin/awk: cannot execute binary file --- Shall I set the environment variable: "CYGWIN=winsymlinks" and install Cygwin from scratch? Would the reexecution of the post-installation scripts be enough? Thanks for the help! /Balazs > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:11:04 -0500 > From: reply-to-list-only-lh@cygwin.com > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: Running Cygwin from an NFS drive (symlinks with system attribute) > > On 01/12/2010 11:44 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Jan 11 14:14, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>> On 01/11/2010 05:22 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >>>> Is my description under using-cygwinenv.html unclear? I only compared >>>> the old and the new format. The new format using UTF-16 is used by both >>>> styles of symlinks, the SYSTEM and the .lnk style. >>> >>> OK, I didn't get that from my reading of the description. I'd recommend >>> adding that path names of either style now use UTF-16, just to be clear. >>> I doubt this is a critical issue of course but it's worthwhile to make this >>> distinction to avoid confusion. >> >> I tried to make it clearer. Is that better? >> >> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html > > Perfect. :-) > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > _________________________________________________________________ Keep your friends updated—even when you’re not signed in. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_5:092010 -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple