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Re: init and agetty packages available for review/upload.

From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>
To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 11:53:26 -0500
Subject: Re: init and agetty packages available for review/upload.
References: <014a01c28779$ef75e9f0$0201a8c0@sos> <20021108234741.GA18910@redhat.com> <015a01c28787$6836ed00$0201a8c0@sos>
Reply-to: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com

On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:31:53PM -0500, Sergey Okhapkin wrote:
>What are the symlink problems? Do you mean a symlink points to the
>executable name without .exe suffix?

Yes.  But I was confused.  I didn't remember (or maybe didn't know) that
a symlink didn't have to contain a .exe when it was linking to a .exe.

I think that's arguably a bug but it's probably entrenched enough now to
be considered a feature.

So, nevermind and sorry for the confusion.

cgf

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- init and agetty packages available for review/upload.
  - From: Sergey Okhapkin
- Re: init and agetty packages available for review/upload.
  - From: Christopher Faylor
- Re: init and agetty packages available for review/upload.
  - From: Sergey Okhapkin

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