From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from forward104j.mail.yandex.net (forward104j.mail.yandex.net [IPv6:2a02:6b8:0:801:2::107]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5B70D385E01D for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:05:03 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 5B70D385E01D Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=yandex.ru Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=anrdaemon@yandex.ru Received: from forward101q.mail.yandex.net (forward101q.mail.yandex.net [IPv6:2a02:6b8:c0e:4b:0:640:4012:bb98]) by forward104j.mail.yandex.net (Yandex) with ESMTP id 4749F4A0838 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:05:01 +0300 (MSK) Received: from mxback9q.mail.yandex.net (mxback9q.mail.yandex.net [IPv6:2a02:6b8:c0e:6b:0:640:b813:52e4]) by forward101q.mail.yandex.net (Yandex) with ESMTP id 40FABCF4000F for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:05:01 +0300 (MSK) Received: from vla3-3dd1bd6927b2.qloud-c.yandex.net (vla3-3dd1bd6927b2.qloud-c.yandex.net [2a02:6b8:c15:350f:0:640:3dd1:bd69]) by mxback9q.mail.yandex.net (mxback/Yandex) with ESMTP id YksYs9exsv-511iJYES; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:05:01 +0300 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yandex.ru; s=mail; t=1585397101; bh=TvjoMO0d28G67urHfNoKOYyXAcE+OpAuQ7ZDAYCEvPM=; h=In-Reply-To:Subject:To:Reply-To:From:Message-ID:References:Date; b=OpP0Ivu1y4JhQDm2n3IixUHjqJ70Bzu3WjtW3T4BrsLl2ay5BOgMAAMyhaLbUAQ42 QicFQbjfS0VUHYTL3F9yUhrIGYbATgL+AKbls55gdF+oWh/nZVtdFDIqLKpTOyR1IC pWikFSu1ka0TCX7L5YwwQVbWGXbuzoQvl0DUHEd4= Authentication-Results: mxback9q.mail.yandex.net; dkim=pass header.i=@yandex.ru Received: by vla3-3dd1bd6927b2.qloud-c.yandex.net (smtp/Yandex) with ESMTPSA id 5HxVT6shWn-50WGu7Jr; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:05:00 +0300 (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client certificate not present) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (HELO daemon2.darkdragon.lan) by daemon2 (Office Mail Server 0.8.12 build 08053101) with SMTP; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:59:05 -0000 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:59:05 +0300 From: Andrey Repin X-Mailer: The Bat! (v6.8.8) Home Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1116576180.20200328145905@yandex.ru> To: Brian Inglis , cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: WSL symbolic links In-Reply-To: References: <294944bd-757e-4bb8-6bcc-ceb8d9190ef9@towo.net> <20200326110059.GG3261@calimero.vinschen.de> <901e1c08-46cb-555b-c0d0-5bf9c726b3ca@SystematicSw.ab.ca> <20200326200548.GK3261@calimero.vinschen.de> <20200327185340.GN3261@calimero.vinschen.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, KAM_THEBAT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no 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@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:05:06 -0000 Greetings, Brian Inglis! >> >> Thanks! This should already be fixed in the latest developer snapshot >> after I was finally able to install WSL myself. See my reply to Thomas >> in https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin/2020-March/244211.html >> >> All the effects are a result of not opening the reparse point as reparse >> point, as weird as it sounds at first :) > Would you consider that test program a reasonable base for something I have > wished for a while: a program that would classify a file name as a (regular) > hard link, a Windows directory or file link, a junction, a Windows shortcut, a > Cygwin symlink, a Unix/WSL symlink, a URL link, and/or tell me where it links to > etc. Thinking of hacking that plus maybe bits of file, cygpath, readshortcut, > readlink, lsattr together to display otherwise awkward to access attributes and > properties. I'd like to see it as part of "file -h" functionality. -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Saturday, March 28, 2020 14:52:04 Sorry for my terrible english...