On 2021/03/10 14:51, Andrey Repin wrote:
Running `pwd -P` or `readlink -e .` in a specific directory from native
terminal provide unresolved answers.
The directory $HOME/Documents/EVE is a symlink pointing to
$HOME\Documents\Games\EVE.
When running either command inside the directory from native terminal, the
result is literally /home/Documents/EVE, but when running the same command
from mintty inside same directory, the results may vary.
$HOME/Documents/EVE or $HOME/Documents/Games/EVE (which is expected answer).
It also seems, there are results difference between `bash -l` `and bash -i`
and `pwd -P` and `readlink -e .`.
Generally, "pwd" is more correct.
1) When you look at the processes(native v mintty), are both the
same #bits?
2) Can you reproduce this with any other dir?
Both Documents and Games have multiple copies due to the public
docs+games are in the docs+games library (along with user versions).
Maybe the winterm is picking up a different file?
3) do you actually have a directory named '$HOME' or is it a real
dirname?
4) the symlink is in 'EVE' in both cases, yes?
Can you copy 'EVE' (the symlink) to a dir like /tmp and do they resolve
differently there?
I think one or both of those dirs have a GUID associated with them, maybe
one is using a different GUID than the other?
I also have Win7x64 but have never seen them misbehaving...
How was your link made?
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