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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:40:57 +0200
From: Laurynas Biveinis <lauras AT softhome DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Patch: symlink()
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Martin Stromberg wrote:
> 
> > +@findex symlink AT r{, and symlink support}
> > +As a part of symlink emulation, @code{symlink} no longer emulates symlinks
> > +to executables by creating stubs. It creates symlinks to all files instead.
> 
> Was this agreed upon?

Yes.

My original intent was just like yours (to keep old symlinks to EXEs), 
but others (Eli, IIRC) have objected it. Try to search year old symlink 
discussions in 99/08 - 99/09.

Laurynas