Re: changes in symbolic links

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

On 03/01/2010 02:27 AM, Paul McFerrin wrote:
> Sometime within the past 1-2 years, the format of symbolic links must
> have changed. I keep finding broken links in my web pages. The directory
> bit is still set but the System attribute is not set anymore.
>
> If it is true that symbolic links did change, I would like to know which
> cygwin1.dll implemented the change and if this dll is still available. I
> want to write a tool to search for these mangled links and fix them. I
> would like for all of my web pages to work. (unless someone already
> wrote such a tool.)

<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html>

See the "(no)winsymlinks" option.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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