At 02:42 PM 7/22/2005, you wrote: >Larry Hall wrote: >> >> I think it's fair to say that further discussion along the lines of >> whether Windows is smart or stupid to implement the hidden file >> semantics as it does is off-topic for this list. Any further >> comments along these lines should be taken to the cygwin-talk list >> (if they could conceivably be linked to Cygwin in some way) or a >> Windows forum. >> > >May we assume http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC when it comes to fixing >Windows's smartness/stupidity in this area? > >Would such a patch be worth the effort to anyone?
Sure. Patches are always thoughtfully considered. I would say that any such patch that someone develops should not have a negative impact on performance or add to the complexity of already complex code paths (i.e. path handling and conversion code). But if there's a good way to eliminate this hair-brained Windows restriction with Cygwin tools, then I'm sure any patch implementing it will be thoughtfully considered as well. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/