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Changed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=79887 --- shadow/79887 2006-11-11 08:41:31.000000000 -0500 +++ shadow/79887.tmp.14351 2006-11-11 08:42:37.000000000 -0500 @@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ as Unix does for the file operations. So what is the cause of this bug then? I only could find Directory.Exists as cause via mono --trace which returns False because my source files are "behind" a symlinked directory. + +------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2006-11-11 08:42 ------- +Dick, the question is, how do we get any useful information where that +directory link points to on a unix file system ? + +It is true that GetFileAttributes on windows returns info on a +symlink, but, on windows, a link actually IS a file (doesn't matter if +it is a file or directory link) with the .lnk extension. + +But, a unix symbolic link is NO file. So, returning such a link as +FileSystemInfo doesn't make much sense. Just the name (or fullname) as +information is not useful at all. + _______________________________________________ mono-bugs maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-bugs
