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Subject: Re: File::Spec, Cygwin, Syntactic vs. Semantic path analysis is.
From: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To: "linda w (cyg)" <cygwin AT tlinx DOT org>
Cc: module-authors AT perl DOT org, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
In-Reply-To: <000301c2b390$84d3a2c0$1403a8c0@sc.tlinx.org>
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Date: 04 Jan 2003 12:34:04 +1100
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On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 12:27, linda w (cyg) wrote:
> A bit late to the party, I know, but wanted to chime in on the Cygwin
> File::Spec discussion.  I'm 'cc'ing the cygwin list as a "heads up" for a=
ny
> interested parties.
>=20
> A more satisfactory mapping is to base "Cygwin" on Win32, not Unix.
>=20
> Cygwin, as an "OS interface" _partially_ supports posix mapping -- it sup=
ports
> posix naming to the same extent the underlying Win32 OS supports it -- no=
t
> to the level Unix supports it.
>=20
> For example,=20
> 1) "\:" are illegal in Cygwin pathnames as they are under Win32.  Posix d=
oesn't have this difference.

Actually, IIRC neither | or : are in the POSIX "Portable file name
character set".

Rob
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