On Fri, Dec 13, 2013, Ruben Van Boxem wrote: > 2013/12/13 Adrien Nader <[email protected]> > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > > On Dec 13 10:06, Adrien Nader wrote: > > > > There are two issues here: > > > > - symlink fallback on windows > > > > - Windows XP and symlink fallback > > > > > > > > tl;dr: don't mind the warnings, they're harmless; Windows XP support is > > > > an issue (but at least read the last paragraph) > > > > > > > > Full explanation below. > > > > > > > > Since the package is a *native* windows executable, it cannot do POSIX > > > > symlinks. Win32 symlinks are slightly different and also have several > > > > issues which make them not usable. > > > > > > > > The approach to provide something equivalent to how symlinks are used > > > > inside packages is: > > > > - build on linux > > > > > > - or Cygwin. It supports its own symlinks which work on XP as well. > > > > Yes but they would require other tools to also be cygwin executables. > > > > The symlink emulation stuff is not meant for crazy things. Packages > > mostly have a simple uses for symlinks and these uses can be emulated > > through with hardlinks and junctions. > > No attempt is done to handle fancy uses or exact (or close) posix > > conformance. If that is what is wanted, cygwin is of course the right > > tool to use. > > > > Might be ignorance on my part, but why not then just let tar follow links > when creating archives? Depending on the files symlinked, that could mean > small or large size differences, but at least no hassle on your part ;-)
The size difference is one of the concerns: some packages have very large documentations and copying would be quite expensive. The other, more important, issue is that some files (configuration ones in particular) are often expected to not be duplicated. Most often it would work but there are a few cases which actually rely on sharing (I don't have a list ready but I'll make sure to note down the next few ones I encounter). -- Adrien Nader ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
