X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; q=dns; s= default; b=IDnsVjp6kdAltoezJkpIYhCWktL5BSWvNG/JxGjVqERPEPGsXBwBD GQMnnm1rVuNyKuFTsDvV3Ypnh5EumjZydXSTCfxTxAy3X3J9yq3K+IsvdcuDDBLN NUYs0uMNYnq3n9/WLNLoIMjEXEHjl8lKEmzawrBHrfai7tS3BraVts= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; s=default; bh=n02MC5QzSbSaXsaAskZBn3jSLvw=; b=E+SN3+H/Zr+yiDCPcqakr9Bx+l7Q K5XUSI8GziIbGee6km8McJg2d03JNZ+sckUD3mj0vHvc7FF2OzPL6UM8/9iSzC33 2ErglxjDYgVtG5HFsjLWPZT2C8fvjoBpTPodI/mZIeTHccyNlL4GZLl0K0kZZtcs E5ZarkdasDUCDDI= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: calimero.vinschen.de Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 10:40:26 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Request for Junctions be treated consistently Message-ID: <20140402084026.GM2508@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <5336C0DF DOT 5080102 AT tlinx DOT org> <5336C23B DOT 2070309 AT tlinx DOT org> <20140331102745 DOT GD23383 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <533AEBD6 DOT 3040209 AT tlinx DOT org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="lHGcFxmlz1yfXmOs" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <533AEBD6.3040209@tlinx.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) --lHGcFxmlz1yfXmOs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Apr 1 09:39, Linda Walsh wrote: > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >On Mar 29 05:53, Linda Walsh wrote: > >>Linda Walsh wrote: > >>>If you use the 'mountvol' you a *local* root folder > >>>mounted at some drive letter that can be maintained over > >>>boots. is listed as a JUNCTION and treated by cygwin > >>>as a regular dir. > >>> > >>>For some reason the other type of directory hookup made > >>>by "linkd" which also created a JUNKTION > >>>vs. (mklink creating a SYMLINK or SYMLINKD) is shown > >>>as a soft-pointer . > >>---- hit send instead of save...Sigh... > >> > >>What I would like to see is restoring the native > >>directory look to 'linkd' so that it could be use as > >>a weaker sybling of linux's 'bind' command. Since there is no way to > >>namespaces or have symlinks > >>honored with out this, I would really be beneficial to not have > >>those lumped in with SYMLINKs, as they are really JUNCTIONS. > >> > >>So could it be seen by cygwin as a dir and not a symlink. > >> > >>Ideal cygwin would be able to tell there was a 'mount' there, but > >>symlinks are just walked all over these days.. > > > >If you create a directory junction to an existing dir and treat it as > >directory, the directory shows up twice under the same device number. > >Find or tar will enumerate (and archive) the dir twice. > > > >A mount junction is typically used to mount devices. The mount point > >will be visible because the device number changes at the mount dir. > ---- > If I mount a device using mount vol in 2 different places, will they > have different device numbers the same? The same, just as on Linux. > I.e. fallback position is to use a small partition for common elements > and mount it multiple times in the hierarchy. >=20 > Seems like mounting the same vol on a subdir of itself would cause > a look if the device number doesn't change -- but not sure why the > device number would change.??? Sorry, but I really don't understand your question here. Corinna --=20 Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat --lHGcFxmlz1yfXmOs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTO8z6AAoJEPU2Bp2uRE+geXAP/ApVzDFXA5GZ0TI1wyF3FVnu Y8khMHmuJu/VI2lq51/85qKzDA/MH1MBJDOKsHspfaDuM53euFHU6QAceKXhy+o0 0bHPZrwprkdnSFI0aanLGqS4VN7PpDRDqg6ovxcCm+h8cG2Ts3v2+aHVwviCDtNk vCJRoUE/ZaYsqoUhmzH20Oe9vp0HFRdc6k6ztvR18MP3rp1GrPOL/JulvDJFtrAl 172bKcktqq7cAjhQwPQKZSllam34o5BKZwPW8mNSyx8BwXf5SvrVzObo0MFJ87t9 sNgBtGEybT4BOOJdHS8Ek9PvJDMCORpwiktFrJt/RYabVFsFP825bAvg+giybTtI cIJMbHmjYCrBzmHO6nljoe1CgwUaywx9O+Z2CqKk9GcbBsh1U9U/MDpgWE44uoYo eUDZ7v5HMWPdfMUT+TXRF+iowqAx5vXIMr4v9Slcj7rUW/r6VEJ3WoJkjkRzPVWy kuYIU0fAXujq6UeAfcWjcw8mDekPmLcxD1EGeBz8pjF88lvrn0yHkp4h5eTvrC+N zqdVJ4tUHHr32ZdUiFAHSV1h8VRapOb2ao8A+MO9s9P/k0r2QGfyS/JoAlamefyc R20dXJbMrStLjPb3fcr5moDVZmoBRbM0tNvGia9gll9ESOz0g6yB6/Bk81jMGaQp GWKBoasS7965umbl77RZ =5oc+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lHGcFxmlz1yfXmOs--