This is the mail archive of the cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com mailing list for the Cygwin project.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]

Re: Feedback needed on proposed cygwin feature


>> Extended attributes are not an option for Windows 95, however.
>
>Didn't Sergey's Coolview extensions provide a mechanism for storing
>extended attributes on FAT filesystems and under Win95? Or am I
>misremembering things?

Just under Windows NT, I think.

I do remember that people using FAT on Windows NT complained because
cygwin was creating a large file to hold the extended attributes, also.
That may be another mark against using them.
--
http://www.bbc.com/	cgf@bbc.com			"Strange how unreal
VMS=>UNIX Solutions	Boston Business Computing	 the real can be."
-
For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to
"gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]