From: cgf AT cygnus DOT com (Christopher Faylor)
Subject: Re: gcc --print-file-name: win32 or posix?
24 Dec 1998 10:45:24 -0800
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To: Paul Sokoilovsky <paul-ml AT is DOT lg DOT ua>, cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com

On Thu, Dec 24, 1998 at 08:02:33PM +0200, Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
>Hello Christopher,
>
>Christopher Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com> wrote:
>
>CF> I tend to agree.  I thought that there might be someone somewhere who
>CF> actually needs the c:\foo style pathnames.  If that's not the case then
>CF> lets just get rid of the MS-DOS filenames.  I think gcc is the only
>CF> tool that does things this way.  Or does ld do this too?
>
>    If  you  let  me  remind - it fits in this topic, imho - mount and
>default  mount-table  does  it,  specifically  overcomplicates mapping
>between win32 and posix paths. Though, as I was explained, that's right
>- it should do it non-intuitive way.

Sorry.  I don't know what you're saying here.

I asked if ld outputs c:\ style paths and you're saying something about
mount overcomplicating things.  I don't understand.

-chris