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Re: base-files-mketc.sh


I guess it would have been simpler if I had 
sent the new version directly (tested on WinME)

Pierre


#!/bin/sh
#--
# Create symbolic links from some /etc files to the Windows equivalents
#--

FILES="hosts protocols services networks"

OSNAME="`/bin/uname -s`"
WINHOME="`/bin/cygpath -w -W`"

CYGWIN="$CYGWIN check_case:relaxed"
export CYGWIN

case "$OSNAME" in
  CYGWIN_NT*) WINETC="$WINHOME\\system32\\drivers\\etc" ;;
  CYGWIN_9*|CYGWIN_ME*) WINETC="$WINHOME" ;;
  *) 
    echo "Unknown system type $OSNAME; exiting" >&2
    exit 0
    ;;
esac

if [ ! -d "$WINETC" ]
then
  echo "Directory $WINETC does not exist; exiting" >&2
  echo "If directory name is garbage you need to update your cygwin
package" >&2
  exit 0
fi

for mketc in $FILES
do
  if [ ! -e "/etc/$mketc" -a ! -L "/etc/$mketc" ]
  then
    # Windows only uses the first 8 characters
    WFILE="$WINETC\\`expr substr "$mketc" 1 8`"
    /bin/ln -s -v "$WFILE" "/etc/$mketc"
  fi
done


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