Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Date: 19 Jan 2000 00:13:00 +0200 From: mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de (Michael Hirmke) To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <7X92igSppfB@mike.franken.de> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: B20.1: test -w always returns false X-Mailer: CrossPoint v3.12d R/C9763 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Kommunikationsnetz Franken e.V. (Nuernberg) x-copyright: All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, forwarding or publishing prohibited. x-irc-nick: nobanzai x-no-archive: yes Hi Kevin, >I've just upgraded from build 17 to build 20.1 and am disappointed as to the >number of bugs introduced. At least the thing you mentioned below isn't a bug - it is by design :) > >Try the following from bash or sh > >touch newfile >chmod +w newfile >test -w newfile && echo OK ># no response >chmod -w newfile >test -w newfile && echo OK >#no response (as expected) > >I'm running NT4 SP5. If you want this to work (nearly) as expected try to upgrade to Cygwin 1.0 or a newer snapshot and set CYGWIN=ntsec! Bye. Michael. -- Michael Hirmke | Telefon +49 (911) 557999 Georg-Strobel-Strasse 81 | FAX +49 (911) 557664 90489 Nuernberg | E-Mail mailto:mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de | WWW http://aquarius.franken.de/ -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com