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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:03:04 -0400
To: "'cygwin'" <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
Subject: Re: symlink created on Samba (Final Resolution)
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In-Reply-To: <45BA125AAE48D311B03D00508B0CA96AA3D766@itsmail.tutsys.com>; from stv@tutsys.com on Fri, Jun 16, 2000 at 08:41:13AM -0700

On Fri, Jun 16, 2000 at 08:41:13AM -0700, Stephen Iribarne wrote:
>Ok.. After further digging here's what I find.
>
>So symlinks work.  I ran cat on the file and found that it was working
>perfectly.  Thanks to everyone for the posts.
>However, when  Metawares hcppc runs it doesn't deal with the symlink
>created!  DUH!  
>
>So.. I just wanted to let everyone else know what I found.  I was thinking
>that Make was the problem but it wasn't.
>
>I will send something to Metaware to see if they will fix this (yeah right!,
>won't hold my breath for that one.) In the meantime, it's delete and copy
>for me.

I wouldn't expect Metaware to fix a problem with Cygwin symlinks.  Cygwin
symlinks are entirely a cygwin invention.  Unless Metware is using cygwin
they will not, and shouldn't be expected to, understand symlinks

cgf

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