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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Release 7 of DJGPP port of fileutils 4.1
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"Richard Dawe" <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
news:3F5791D7 DOT EB4697A5 AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk...
> Hello.
>
> bdeck wrote:
> >
> > "Richard Dawe" <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
> > news:200308312059 DOT h7VKxL613609 AT delorie DOT com...
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > fileutils is a set of file management programs like cp, mv, rm, mkdir.
> > Release
> > > 7 of the port of fileutils 4.1 to DJGPP is now available.
> >
> > Uh, question ... :-) Since upgrading to this latest fileutils, I see
quite a
> > few failures from 'ln' trying to link objects over directories say:
> >
> > D:\USR\DJGPP\TMP>ln -s /dev/env/DJDIR/bin/python.exe python2.2.exe
> > ln: creating symbolic link `python2.2.exe' to
> > `/dev/env/DJDIR/bin/python.exe': I
> > mproper link (EXDEV)
>
> There shouldn't be any regressions like that.
>
> Have you replaced a 2.04 alpha build of fileutils with fileutils 4.1
release 7
> off DJ's site (or mirrors)? fileutils 4.1 release 7 was built with DJGPP
2.03
> and hence doesn't support symlinks.

Drat, that explains it! Maybe the next announcement should clearly explain
which DJGPP version was to used to compile the package..

I wouldn't have upgraded if I had known that it was still built on 2.03. Up
until now I have been using the fileutils from Clio.

Thanks,
Ben