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Subject: Re: symlink created on Samba (Final Resolution)
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From: Rui-Tao Dong <ruitao AT home DOT com>
Date: 16 Jun 2000 10:34:01 -0700
In-Reply-To: Chris Faylor's message of "Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:03:04 -0400"
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>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Faylor <cgf AT c...> writes:

 Chris> I wouldn't expect Metaware to fix a problem with Cygwin
 Chris> symlinks.  Cygwin symlinks are entirely a cygwin invention.
 Chris> Unless Metware is using cygwin they will not, and shouldn't be
 Chris> expected to, understand symlinks

One trick is to create the symlink on the unix side and it will became
two identical files to windows.

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