Mount of VSS volumes (//?/GLOBALROOT/...) does not work

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Jason Pyeron wrote:
> Sorry, I ignored the list addresses, I always try to remove peoples' addresses.
> (any suggestions for outlok 2003?)

<http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/>

I don't use Outlook so I can't speak for this but I've heard others on
the list mention it.

>>> Hmm, could I get a primmer on where to look to understand 
>> more. I.E. 
>>> which sources/functions.
>>
> <http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/cygwin/path.cc?rev=1.546&conten
> t-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src>
> 
> Here is the question I am going with: If the path starts with \\?\ don't
> strip the trailing slash, can this be cost effective or only cost more in
> that case?

The real question that comes into play this path conversion code is whether
or not any additional check/code is cost effective.  This code is called
constantly so a change that adds to the overhead of this call is going to be
magnified many times, which is obviously a negative.

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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