Greetings, Houder!
> Examining this (obsure) method in path.cc, I corrected the code
> in 2 places:
> ---
> if (dev.isfs ())
> {
> //if (strncmp (path, "\\\\.\\", 4)) <==== 1171
> if ( ! strncmp (path, "\\\\.\\", 4)) // <==== [1]
> {
> if (!tail || tail == path)
> /* nothing */;
> else if (tail[-1] != '\\')
> *tail = '\0'; <==== Ah! (you should not do that!)
> else
> {
> error = ENOENT;
> return;
> }
> }
> [1] this code should be executed only if path == '\\.\' !!
"\\.\" is an UNC reference to "this host".
Used f.e. in references to Windows "named pipes".
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 9:46:42
Sorry for my terrible english...
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