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Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:05:00 +0200
From: Laurynas Biveinis <lauras AT softhome DOT net>
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Subject: Re: The 5th symlink patch
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Alain Magloire wrote:
> I did not follow your discussion, but some functions that comes to mind
> lstat()
> lchown()
> symlink()
> readlink()

All those functions are implemented.

> link() unlink() // hard links

Hard links are emulated in DJGPP by copying.
My implementation does not deal with them at
all.

> Are you detecting loops ? and returning ELOOP

I am detecting too many link levels and returning
EMLINK. This catches loops too.

> Can you link directories ?

Yes.

Laurynas Biveinis