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Re: AC_LN_S: Detect DJGPP < 2.04 (only .exe symlinks)
From: |
Akim Demaille |
Subject: |
Re: AC_LN_S: Detect DJGPP < 2.04 (only .exe symlinks) |
Date: |
22 Jan 2001 20:14:32 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) XEmacs/21.1 (Crater Lake) |
>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Van Holder <address@hidden> writes:
>> There is something which is not clear to me in this patch: are you
>> strengthening it, or weakening it? It seems to me that you make it
Tim> Strengthening, I'd say.
OK, I apply your patch then.
Tim> So I'd use something like this:
Tim> For versions of the @sc{djgpp} before 2.04, @command{ln} emulates
Tim> soft links for executables by generating a stub that in turn
Tim> calls the real program. This feature also works with nonexistent
Tim> files like in the Unix spec. So @samp{ln -s src dst} will
Tim> generate @file{src.exe}, which will attempt to call
Tim> @file{dst.exe} if run. But this feature only works for
Tim> executables, so @command{cp} @option{-p} is used instead for
Tim> these systems. @sc{djgpp} version 2.04 and later have full
Tim> symlink support.
Fine for a patch :) Groumph, well OK, will do...