----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 3:29 PM Subject: Re: symlinks
> Robert Collins wrote: > > > When extracting tarballs, should setup create 'native' symlinks or magic > > cookie symlinks? > > > I thought the magic cookie (!<symlink>target) symlinks were deprecated. > Currently, "ln -s" makes "special" .lnk shortcuts; I think setup should do > the same -- there should be no difference between the following scenarios: This is why I'm asking - I thought that there was a cygwin option to turn off .lnk file creation. If that option exists, then should setup honour it? Rob