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Re: possible problem with cp in cygwin B20
- To: Ray Rizzuto <ray.rizzuto@dgms.com>, cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
- Subject: Re: possible problem with cp in cygwin B20
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:50:32 -0700 (PDT)
- Reply-To: earnie_boyd@yahoo.com
--- Ray Rizzuto <ray.rizzuto@dgms.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I don't know if this behavior is an NT portation issue, or an issue with the
> base GNU tools.
>
> If I issue:
>
> cp ./test.c .
>
> I end up with a 0 length file!
Reported before. Problem with the inode emulation. Try a newer snapshot after
reading the caveats in the archives and webpages.
>
> I know this may be a silly use of the cp command, but this exact sequence
> happens because of the rules I have in a Makefile. Under unix, cp will
> complain that the files are the same, and not do anything.
NOT FOR ALL UNIXES.
===
Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
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