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RE: Cannot write files if they are hidden
- From: Larry Hall <lh-no-personal-replies-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: "Thrall, Bryan" <bryan dot thrall at flightsafety dot com>, "Cygwin List" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:53:57 -0400
- Subject: RE: Cannot write files if they are hidden
- References: <297343D29C14AA4D822142893ABEAEF35B355E@srv1163ex1.flightsafety.com>
- Reply-to: Cygwin List <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
At 02:42 PM 7/22/2005, you wrote:
>Larry Hall wrote:
>>
>> I think it's fair to say that further discussion along the lines of
>> whether Windows is smart or stupid to implement the hidden file
>> semantics as it does is off-topic for this list. Any further
>> comments along these lines should be taken to the cygwin-talk list
>> (if they could conceivably be linked to Cygwin in some way) or a
>> Windows forum.
>>
>
>May we assume http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC when it comes to fixing
>Windows's smartness/stupidity in this area?
>
>Would such a patch be worth the effort to anyone?
Sure. Patches are always thoughtfully considered. I would say that any
such patch that someone develops should not have a negative impact on
performance or add to the complexity of already complex code paths (i.e.
path handling and conversion code). But if there's a good way to eliminate
this hair-brained Windows restriction with Cygwin tools, then I'm sure any
patch implementing it will be thoughtfully considered as well.
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