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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:43:29 +0100
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Subject: Re: Cygwin and symlink
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On 19 September 2010 11:39, Andy Koppe wrote:
> On 19 September 2010 11:26, Angelo Graziosi wrote:
>> I remember that some time ago (don't when, sigh!) if I had
>>
>> $ ln -sf foo.pdf slnk_foo.pdf
>>
>> I was able to read 'slnk_foo.pdf' double clicking on its icon from Explo=
rer
>> or 'Computer Resources'. Now AR complains and I can't read it.
>>
>> Is this to be expected?
>
> Yep. They're just UTF-16 text files with special attributes now.
>
>> BTW, I remember also that the icon of 'slnk_foo.pdf' had the symbol of a
>> link (like an 'arrow'), now it is as other PDF files icon.
>>
>> When there was the 'transmutation'? =C2=A0:-)
>
> Cygwin 1.7. Set CYGWIN=3Dwinsymlinks to switch to the old behaviour. See
> also http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html.
>
> Or use a hard link instead of a symlink. Or, if you're on Vista or 7,
> create a native Windows symlink using cmd.exe's mklink builtin (which
> you can call from bash using 'cmd /c mklink').

ps: mkshortcut from cygutils is yet another option if you just want an
Explorer shortcut, but that won't be treated as a symlink by Cygwin.

Andy

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