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Re: Strange linking


On Apr 20 14:04, Bertalan Fodor wrote:
> 
> >While this is a problem which could be "fixed" in some way in Cygwin, I'm
> >nevertheless wondering how you want the ambiguity to be solved.  If you
> >type "etex" on the command line, do you want etex -> pdfetex.exe to be
> >started or etex.exe?  
> >
> I want etex -> pdfetex.exe (if etex exists, it should be used instead of 
> etex.exe)

There's a funny workaround which will result in a symlink which also
is printed as a symlink in ls:

$ CYGWIN=nowinsymlink ln -s ...

> >Regardless how that's solved in Cygwin, it will 
> >work contrary to the expectations in 50% of the cases.
> >
> OK, I can see that, I just wanted to be sure about the nature of this.

However, if you try to start "etex", Cygwin will nevertheless run etex.exe,
not pdfetex.exe.


Corinna

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