From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
Message-Id: <199908221345.PAA00707@father.ludd.luth.se>
Subject: Re: Real symlinks for DJGPP?
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com (DJGPP-WORKERS)
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 15:45:30 +0200 (MET DST)
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Laurynas said:
> 1) symlink function creates a new file and writes path to
> linked file here. To avoid clashes between symlink and
> non-symlink files, it should have prefix and postfix, e.g.
> two ASCII chars from 0-31 or 128-255, string 'DJGPP symlink',
> path itself, newline, 'DJGPP symlink'.

Nice. Are the WINDOZE shortcuts equivalent to symlinks? If so perhaps
that format should be used?

(
> I'm waiting for advices. In fact, I've started writing
> some code.

Well, _are_ you waiting for advice or not?)


Right,

							MartinS