------- Additional Comments From gml4410 at ggr dot co dot uk 2005-03-14 18:09
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> > which are the same locations, but using a more sensible (direct) route.
>
> This is not true. What happens with symbolic links and stuff.
If there are symbolic links involved then the "direct" path is going to be
the one I really want to use.
With:
/local/single/arch/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3
a) if symbolic links led me to a place other than
/local/single/arch/include/c++/3.4.3
then it would (almost?) certainly *not* be what was actually wanted
b) some OSes may refuse to open path su8ch as this unless
/local/single/arch/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3
actually exists (in this case it does, but perhaps teher are cases when
it does not?).
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