
> > > I just checked from the MinGW console and I see:
> > > [snip]
> > > It accepts ln -s, but does nothing with it.
> > 
> > And even if it had worked, it wouldn't really matter, since 
> we don't 
> > actually want to *run* the system under MinGW/msys, just build it.
> > 
> > I think the idea of implementing in symlinks for non-compliant 
> > platforms in md.c has some merit. FWIW, looks like that is 
> how cygwin 
> > implements symlinks...
> 
> Why can't we use MS Win32 shortcut files to simulate 
> symlinks?  MinGW doesn't do it, so I suppose it isn't possible.

Shortcut files are *only* a GUI feature. If you do a "dir" in the
filesystem they show up as a file. If you issue open() or similar on
them (for example, by doing "type" on the command prompt), you will get
the .lnk file, not the file it points to.


//Magnus

Wed, 3 Mar 2004 14:46:44 +0100
"Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>
Re: [HACKERS] Tablespaces