From: cgf AT cygnus DOT com (Christopher Faylor)
Subject: Re: BUG: mount point/mount errors in B19 and B20 alphas
18 Oct 1998 12:01:43 -0700
Message-ID: <19981018143312.A17756.cygnus.cygwin32.developers@cygnus.com>
References: <19981018041035 DOT 6085 DOT qmail AT hotmail DOT com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
To: Corinna Vinschen <corinna DOT vinschen AT cityweb DOT de>,
        Ron Parker <parkerrd AT hotmail DOT com>, cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com

On Sun, Oct 18, 1998 at 12:48:57PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>Ron Parker wrote:
>> 
>> I have D:\unix mounted as root the directory /usr exists and D:\usr is
>> mounted as /usr.  If archive.tar contains usr/file.txt, when I "cd /"
>> and "tar xf archive.tar" then file.txt is extracted to D:\unix\usr not
>> D:\usr.  This is the mount point not the mount.
>> 
>> This occurs with B19 and the B20 alphas.
>> 
>> I cannot currently investigate this, but I thought it should be
>> reported.
>
>Imagine same directory structure. Additionally, for nicer effect,
>in /usr exists a symlink named `X11', which points to /usr/X11R6.3:
>
>	bash$ cd /usr; ls
>	X11     X11R6.3 bin     include lib     local
>
>Ok, now, if a directory `usr' in the root mount exists:
>
>	bash$ cd /; cd usr; ls
>	ls: X11: No such file or directory
>	X11     X11R6.3 bin     include lib     local
>
>	bash$ cd /; ls usr
>	
>	^^^
>	nothing!
>
>or, if no such directory `usr' exists:
>
>	bash$ cd /; cd usr; ls
>	usr: No such file or directory
>
>	bash$ cd /; ls usr
>	ls: usr: No such file or directory

I think we can all generate failing scenarios.  This particular problem
has been in cygwin for some time.  If anyone wants to submit a patch
we'd welcome including it in b20.

-- 
cgf AT cygnus DOT com
http://www.cygnus.com/