bug in cygwin_conv_to_posix_path() caused by period in win32 path

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Jul 13 14:19, Pavel Kudrna wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >I don't see how converting a pure DOS-ism
> >into a wrong POSIX path is doing any good.
> >  
> Novell client uses paths of type z:. as so called search drives. It is 
> stupid because if works
> only until you change current dir on that drive. It should use z:\ 
> instead but we can't change it
> and it works.
> So the good is that it is possible to run novell netware utilities from 
> cygwin bash etc.

I don't understand this one.  The Novel client is not a Cygwin
application, right?  How does it help a native Windows application if
the path is converted to a Cygwin-specific POSIX path?  I don't get
this.

Another point is this:  Converting C:. to C:. keeps the path correct,
Converting C:. to /cygdrive/c/. creates a wrong path.  Even if it
helps your Novell client (no idea how that's possible, but still...)
then it still might break other applications.


Corinna

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