X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <49F0E4AE.20701@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:59:10 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.19) Gecko/20090101 Remi/2.0.0.19-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.19 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: detecting program invocation from a symbolic link References: <14974-38810 AT sneakemail DOT com> <20090423195851 DOT GA29258 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <1756-47040 AT sneakemail DOT com> In-Reply-To: <1756-47040@sneakemail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On 04/23/2009, ncokwqc02 wrote: > Nice that it works with g++ but I need this to work with the other > compilers too. Any suggestions? Lobby MS? Symbolic links that mimic the behavior of their brethren in the Linux/UNIX world are only supported by Cygwin. And for all those who might eagerly offer that Windows also has symbolic links, please review the email archives on this subject first. There's been allot of discussion about the deficiencies of the Windows implementation(s). "Windows 34" may actually get it right. Can you wait? ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/