I've found what looks like it might be a bug in the cygwin
implementation of symbolic links. It's a pretty obscure one, but I just
got bitten by it so it can happen :) Here's a breakdown:
1. Create a dangling symbolic link:
ln -s filename_that_doesnt_exist test
2. Copy the link, preserving its link status:
cp -d test test2
3. Try to copy the link AGAIN, even with the force flag:
cp -df test test2
On a Linux box, step 3 succeeds, no problem. In cygwin, I get an error:
"cp: cannot create symbolic link `test2': File exists."
Not sure if it's something to worry/care about, but I just thought I'd
throw it out for consideration.
-Ken
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