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 Message-ID: <45BA125AAE48D311B03D00508B0CA96AA3D7E5@itsmail.tutsys.com> From: Stephen Iribarne To: Rui-Tao Dong , cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: RE: symlink created on Samba (Final Resolution) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 10:33:59 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BFD7B9.0E1041B2" ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD7B9.0E1041B2 Content-Type: text/plain That's not going to work unless everyone sets up a mount to the proper Unix directories. But yeah it could work.. I'm just trying to make it a little more automatic. -stv /* Steve Iribarne Tut Systems, Inc. http://www.tutsys.com */ > -----Original Message----- > From: Rui-Tao Dong [SMTP:ruitao AT home DOT com] > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 10:34 AM > To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > Subject: Re: symlink created on Samba (Final Resolution) > > > >>>>> "Chris" == Chris Faylor writes: > > Chris> I wouldn't expect Metaware to fix a problem with Cygwin > Chris> symlinks. Cygwin symlinks are entirely a cygwin invention. > Chris> Unless Metware is using cygwin they will not, and shouldn't be > Chris> expected to, understand symlinks > > One trick is to create the symlink on the unix side and it will became > two identical files to windows. > > -- > Regards, > > Rui-Tao Dong Newport Corporation > rdong AT newport DOT com 1791 Deere Avenue > (949)253-1679(Voice) Irvine, CA 92606 USA > (949)253-1240(Fax) http://www.newport.com > > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD7B9.0E1041B2 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: symlink created on Samba (Final Resolution)

That's not going to = work unless everyone sets up a mount to the proper Unix = directories.  But yeah it could work.. I'm just trying to make it = a little more automatic.

-stv

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    -----Original Message-----
    From:   Rui-Tao Dong [SMTP:ruitao AT home DOT com]
    Sent:   Friday, June 16, 2000 10:34 AM
    To:     cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
    Subject:       = Re: symlink created on Samba (Final = Resolution)


    >>>>> "Chris" = =3D=3D Chris Faylor <cgf AT c...> writes:

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

    One trick is to create the symlink on = the unix side and it will became
    two identical files to = windows.

    --
    Regards,

            Rui-Tao Dong    =         =         Newport Corporation
            rdong AT newport DOT com       =         1791 Deere Avenue
            (949)253-1679(Voice)    =         Irvine, CA 92606 USA
            (949)253-1240(Fax)      =         http://www.newport.com


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