Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 19:26:05 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Fileutils 3.13 ported
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The source distribution of GNU Fileutils 3.13 ported to DJGPP is being
uploaded to DJ's server /incoming/ directory as I write this.  Please try
them, especially on Windows 95, whenever they are in the download area,
and tell me about any problems you see. 

Features:

	- Full support of LFN (e.g., on Windwos 95, numbered backups work 
	  as they would on Unix).
	- Numbered backups work even on MSDOS (don't ask).
	- `ln' supports ``symbolic links'' DJGPP style; i.e. you can say 
	  "ln -s grep fgrep" and have what you'd expect.
	- `install' stubifies the COFF file, and `install -s' strips both 
	  COFF and .exe files (you will need `strip' from the latest 
	  Binutils 2.7 for the .exe support).
	- `sync' flushes the write-behind data in your disk cache.
	- `ls --color' works, even if ANSI.SYS isn't installed.
	- You can give the pathnames using both forward and backslashes 
	  (or mix them) as you like, the programs work either way.

Note that in order to build the package, you will need the two new library
functions and the changes in the include files that I mailed the other 
day.  If somebody missed them, I can resend (drop me a note).