From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from vsmx012.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net (vsmx012.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net [153.92.174.90]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD6D6385EC54 for ; Sun, 5 Jul 2020 05:27:15 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org AD6D6385EC54 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=nexgo.de Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=Stromeko@nexgo.de Received: from vsmx004.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net (unknown [192.168.75.198]) by mta-8-out.mta.xion.oxcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0889DF35007 for ; Sun, 5 Jul 2020 05:27:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from Otto (unknown [87.185.208.218]) by mta-8-out.mta.xion.oxcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D536419AFBB for ; Sun, 5 Jul 2020 05:27:11 +0000 (UTC) From: ASSI To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Subject: Re: cygport install infinite loop in src_postinstall under __prep_libtool_modules References: <359290a2-b299-ad90-5083-30789099a3eb@SystematicSw.ab.ca> Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2020 07:27:07 +0200 In-Reply-To: <359290a2-b299-ad90-5083-30789099a3eb@SystematicSw.ab.ca> (Brian Inglis's message of "Sat, 4 Jul 2020 13:35:54 -0600") Message-ID: <87wo3ipm50.fsf@Otto.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-VADE-STATUS: LEGIT X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Cygwin package maintainer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2020 05:27:17 -0000 Brian Inglis writes: > until readlink returns root and just keeps on going, possibly because my Cygwin > home is a symlink to my Windows home, but this approach would have problems with > any symlinks along the path to the cygport dir, as $D is not similarly resolved. Don't do this, at least unless you are never ever using any software that might also use the same dot-files as Cygwin. Keep your Cygwin home separate (@work I've made it a subdirectory in my user profile) and use /etc/fstab.d/user or /etc/nsswicth.conf to make Cygwin mount it. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds