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Re: colons in Cygwin (was Re: make-3.81-3 (ITA??))


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According to Rob Walker on 7/17/2008 2:27 PM:
| Questions I have in particular:
| 1. what are your thoughts on POSIX support for colons in paths?

POSIX requires support for colons, but not as drive letters.  Use managed
mounts in 1.5.x, or wait for 1.7.0.

| 2. what are your thoughts on Cygwin's existing support for DOS paths?

If they work, it's a lucky accident.  I neither go out of my way to make
them work, nor worry about breaking it.  Use /cygdrive style paths instead.

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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
volunteer cygwin bash maintainer
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