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 sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20010320130749.022b0e18@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:09:12 -0500 To: "Primitive Guy" , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: emacs and symlinks In-Reply-To: <200103201736.JAA32365@mail19.bigmailbox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 12:36 PM 3/20/2001, Primitive Guy wrote: >I noticed that emacs doesn't follow symlinks set up by cygwin. I have a symlink in my home directory which points to a windows NT directory off my C: drive. If I launch emacs from my home directory from bash I cant traverse into the symlink from the emacs buffer. I have to actually go to the C: drive in the emacs buffer and start traversing from the physical directory. I'll bet real money that you don't have a Cygwin-aware version of Emacs... You may want to check out the FAQ and user guides for background on the basics of Cygwin and its facilities. Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple