X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Original-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 5B70D385E01D Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=yandex.ru Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yandex.ru; s=mail; t=1585397101; bh=TvjoMO0d28G67urHfNoKOYyXAcE+OpAuQ7ZDAYCEvPM=; h=In-Reply-To:Subject:To:Reply-To:From:Message-ID:References:Date; b=OpP0Ivu1y4JhQDm2n3IixUHjqJ70Bzu3WjtW3T4BrsLl2ay5BOgMAAMyhaLbUAQ42 QicFQbjfS0VUHYTL3F9yUhrIGYbATgL+AKbls55gdF+oWh/nZVtdFDIqLKpTOyR1IC pWikFSu1ka0TCX7L5YwwQVbWGXbuzoQvl0DUHEd4= Authentication-Results: mxback9q.mail.yandex.net; dkim=pass header.i=@yandex.ru Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:59:05 +0300 From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru> X-Mailer: The Bat! (v6.8.8) Home X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1116576180.20200328145905@yandex.ru> To: Brian Inglis <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: WSL symbolic links In-Reply-To: <d017c403-0e57-28d4-3e36-693d63c427da@SystematicSw.ab.ca> References: <294944bd-757e-4bb8-6bcc-ceb8d9190ef9 AT towo DOT net> <20200326110059 DOT GG3261 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <901e1c08-46cb-555b-c0d0-5bf9c726b3ca AT SystematicSw DOT ab DOT ca> <20200326200548 DOT GK3261 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <bc0451f2-a1a7-3044-5b0a-119b91d19f9f AT SystematicSw DOT ab DOT ca> <20200327185340 DOT GN3261 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <d017c403-0e57-28d4-3e36-693d63c427da AT SystematicSw DOT ab DOT ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, KAM_THEBAT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports <cygwin.cygwin.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://cygwin.com/mailman/options/cygwin>, <mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/> List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://cygwin.com/mailman/listinfo/cygwin>, <mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=subscribe> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com Sender: "Cygwin" <cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com> Greetings, Brian Inglis! >> >> Thanks! This should already be fixed in the latest developer snapshot >> after I was finally able to install WSL myself. See my reply to Thomas >> in https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin/2020-March/244211.html >> >> All the effects are a result of not opening the reparse point as reparse >> point, as weird as it sounds at first :) > Would you consider that test program a reasonable base for something I have > wished for a while: a program that would classify a file name as a (regular) > hard link, a Windows directory or file link, a junction, a Windows shortcut, a > Cygwin symlink, a Unix/WSL symlink, a URL link, and/or tell me where it links to > etc. Thinking of hacking that plus maybe bits of file, cygpath, readshortcut, > readlink, lsattr together to display otherwise awkward to access attributes and > properties. I'd like to see it as part of "file -h" functionality. -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Saturday, March 28, 2020 14:52:04 Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple