Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > > 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.
My point was that junctions don't exist on Win98 no matter what file system you use. I don't think the API even exists on those OS's, never mind what file system you have. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
