Greetings, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin! > On Apr 21 12:04, Takashi Yano via Cygwin wrote: >> Hi Corinna, >> >> I noticed the problem that /cygdrive/c/Windows/System32 directory >> can be no longer accessed from 32 bit cygwin (WOW64) after the >> commit:
> The problem here is the File System Redirector, > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/file-system-redirector > This thing is really a problem because it break every, otherwise > sane assumption. Hmm, bummer. I need some time to think about > a solution here. As far as I'm aware, it can be disabled on application request. I know at least one 32-bit application (Far Manager) that works through redirector, but it might not be as easy for a library. >> >> commit 456c3a46386f38887407603b2c64b7f63a4871c5 >> Author: Corinna Vinschen <cori...@vinschen.de> >> Date: Mon Apr 19 14:49:14 2021 +0200 >> >> Cygwin: path_conv: Try to handle native symlinks more sanely >> >> For local paths, add a check if the inner path components contain native >> symlinks or junctions. Compare the incoming path with the path returned >> by NtQueryInformationFile(FileNameInformation). If they differ, there >> must be at least one native symlink or junction in the path. If so, >> treat the currently evaluated file as non-existant. This forces >> path_conv::check to backtrack inner path components until we eliminated >> all native symlinks or junctions and have a normalized path. >> >> Signed-off-by: Corinna Vinschen <cori...@vinschen.de> >> >> Reverting this commit resolves the issue. >> >> 64 bit cygwin does not seem to be affected. Could you please >> have a look? -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Wednesday, April 21, 2021 17:54:23 Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
