possible problem with cp in cygwin B20

Thu Sep 30 23:42:00 GMT 1999

--- Ray Rizzuto <ray.rizzuto@dgms.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>> I don't know if this behavior is an NT portation issue, or an issue with the
> base GNU tools.
>> If I issue:
>> cp ./test.c .
>> I end up with a 0 length file!

Reported before. Problem with the inode emulation. Try a newer snapshot after
reading the caveats in the archives and webpages.
>> I know this may be a silly use of the cp command, but this exact sequence
> happens because of the rules I have in a Makefile. Under unix, cp will
> complain that the files are the same, and not do anything.

NOT FOR ALL UNIXES.
===
Earnie Boyd < mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com >
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