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On Mon, 31 May 2021, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> So we have two contradict problems, one which is solved by following
> inner symlinks, one which is solved by not doing that...

I hesitate to suggest it, but maybe an option/setting in the CYGWIN
variable as to whether to use this new behavior?  I am pretty much out of
ideas on how to make it work with native programs where they expect to see
the subst or mapped drive, not the target or UNC path.  Then MSYS2 could
either patch to change the default, or else just tell the (probably few)
people who hit it how to change the setting.