X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4C60B1FB.20700@redhat.com> References: <4C4F7390.7000708@users.sourceforge.net> <4C502643.5000604@users.sourceforge.net> <4C5060C9.8070505@users.sourceforge.net> <4C519892.7080306@users.sourceforge.net> <4C51D47F.1010601@users.sourceforge.net> <4C51DD43.3010308@users.sourceforge.net> <4C603A09.7060804@users.sourceforge.net> <4C60B1FB.20700@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:09:32 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [Mingw-w64-public] Cygwin vs MSYS [WAS: Making config.guess detect mingw64 platform?] From: Chiheng Xu To: Eric Blake Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Eric Blake wrote: > On 08/09/2010 07:19 PM, Chiheng Xu wrote: >> As far as I know, Cygwin now use Windows shortcut to implement >> symlink. This work well with native apps. > > Not true. =C2=A0Cygwin can read windows shortcuts as symlinks, but does n= ot > generate windows shortcuts to hold new symlinks because windows > shortcuts are inherently limited in such a way that they cannot serve as > true POSIX symlinks. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link#Cygwin_symbolic_links --=20 Chiheng Xu Wuhan,China -- 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