Hello, I am coming back to bug https://sourceforge.net/p/msys2/tickets/41/.
In the discussion of this problem it was said that - msys2 does not used symlinks by default, because MSW applications do not understand the symlinks - when msys2 is configured to use symlinks, these are ``cygwin symlinks'' and you need to operate with administrator rights. I would like to bring to your attention this page https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365680(v=vs.85).aspx Here it is said that: - MS has implemented symbolic links from Windows Vista. - MSW applications understand the symbolic links: follow the URL ``Symbolic Link Effects on File Systems Functions'', in this page it is stated how usual file system function, those which MSW ordinary application use, handle the symbolic links. So there seems to be a discrepancy between information published by MS and the discussion in the ticket#41. Vincent. --- L'absence de virus dans ce courrier électronique a été vérifiée par le logiciel antivirus Avast. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Msys2-users mailing list Msys2-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/msys2-users
