> > > OK, I have applied the following patch that uses Cygwin native > > > symlink() instead of the Win32 junctions. The reason for this is > > > that Cygwin symlinks work on Win95/98/ME where junction points do > > > not > > > > Is this really a Win95/98/ME vs NT distinction or a FAT32 > vs NTFS distinction? > > In which case does an NT machine that happens to be using a > FAT32 file > > system have the same problem? > > I believe it is OS, not file system.
No, it's file system. Junctions will not work on NT OS:es with FAT32. Directory junctions require NTFSv5, which is only available on Windows 2000 and newer. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
