> Actually I found that there's a laughable simple way to
> determine a read-only device.  When calling
> GetVolumeInformation, the FILE_READ_ONLY_VOLUME flag is
> set.  I just tested this with a USB stick.  Since we have
> the information from fs_info anyway, a fix should be very
> simple and not affect Cygwin's spee^Wslowness.

I'm so impressed; and looking forward to implementation of the fix.
(If that's what will happen.)
Another rewarding dialogue. Thank you.
Fergus



--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/

Reply via email to