Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 15:59:30 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Robert Hoehne <robert DOT hoehne AT gmx DOT net>
cc: bpaddock AT csonline DOT net, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Can't Get GCC 2.8.0 to build?
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On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Robert Hoehne wrote:
> > C:/DJGPP/BIN/ln: cannot create symbolic link `cxxmain.c' to `/DJGPP/GNU/gcc-2.80
> > /cplus-dem.c': Improper link (EXDEV)
> 
> This is a problem with ln.exe from GNU fileutils for
> DJGPP since it does not work like on unix systems or
> it gives not the right return codes like expected and
> son (but it has some DJGPP features which the Makefiles
> don't know).

How did it build for you, Robert?  Is that because you used a patched
version of ln.exe?

If so, I think it is wrong to use patched utilities which are not
available for others, when building DJGPP ports.  If you, Robert, have
a patched version of ln.exe which you use routinely, I suggest you
make it available for downloading somewhere, and tell in the README
that this version MUST be used.  Another alternative is to check that
the stock version of ln.exe doesn't make any problems for those who
don't have the patched version.