At 03:04 AM 5/2/2002, Mellman Thomas wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:17 PM > >>To: Mellman Thomas; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: using Windows links > >>>An interesting side effect: I have a shortcut (Desktop.lnk) > >>on my $HOME > >>>that was originally created by Windows. I can't cd there > >>anymore. I tried > >>>to create a second link for Cygwin (Desktop), but ln tells > >>me it already > >>>exists! > >>> > >>>$ ln -s $nt/Desktop Desktop > >>>/bin/ln: creating symbolic link `Desktop' to > >>`/cygdrive/c/WINNT/Profiles/mt099378/Desktop': File exists > >>> > >>>Thus, even though Desktop.lnk isn't recognized as anything > >>special, it > >>>is anyway! > >> > >> > >>Just because it isn't recognized as a Cygwin symbolic link > >>doesn't mean it > >>doesn't exist as a file as far as Cygwin is concerned. > > > >The thing is, the Windows-created Shortcut is called Desktop.lnk and I'm trying to >create simply Desktop. There is NO file called Desktop. But ln(1) fails, telling me >that Desktop exists.
Cygwin symlinks, by default, create windows shortcuts. Windows shortcuts append ".lnk" onto the name of the file given as the shortcut. So you may think you're asking Cygwin to create "Desktop" but you're actually asking it to create "Desktop.lnk". >Thus, cygwin is throwing in the towel on link/Shortcut compatibility, but I think it >was forgotten to remove some of the code. Wrong on both accounts. The default Cygwin symbolic link creation mode makes shortcuts. These shortcuts are usable directly by Explorer and other Windows apps that understand Windows shortcuts. Shortcuts made by Windows are not grokked as Cygwin shortcuts however. There's nothing "wrong" here. But don't let that statement stop you from looking at the code and offering patches that add some great new functionality! :-) >Hmmm. Theoretically, I should fix this myself. If I were able to right now >(unfortunately, I don't think now is the right time), how could I contribute here? >I'd have to get all the source for cygwin1.dll, configure my machine for remote CVS >access, find and make the change, and then? What would be next? Start here: www.cygwin.com/contributing Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
