> > > I just checked from the MinGW console and I see: > > > [snip] > > > It accepts ln -s, but does nothing with it. > > > > And even if it had worked, it wouldn't really matter, since > we don't > > actually want to *run* the system under MinGW/msys, just build it. > > > > I think the idea of implementing in symlinks for non-compliant > > platforms in md.c has some merit. FWIW, looks like that is > how cygwin > > implements symlinks... > > Why can't we use MS Win32 shortcut files to simulate > symlinks? MinGW doesn't do it, so I suppose it isn't possible.
Shortcut files are *only* a GUI feature. If you do a "dir" in the filesystem they show up as a file. If you issue open() or similar on them (for example, by doing "type" on the command prompt), you will get the .lnk file, not the file it points to. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])