Cannot access system32 directory from 32 bit cygwin after the commit 456c3a46
Andrey Repin
anrdaemon@yandex.ru
Wed Apr 21 08:49:00 GMT 2021
Greetings, Takashi Yano!
> I noticed the problem that /cygdrive/c/Windows/System32 directory
> can be no longer accessed from 32 bit cygwin (WOW64) after the
> commit:
> commit 456c3a46386f38887407603b2c64b7f63a4871c5
> Author: Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
> Date: Mon Apr 19 14:49:14 2021 +0200
> Cygwin: path_conv: Try to handle native symlinks more sanely
> For local paths, add a check if the inner path components contain native
> symlinks or junctions. Compare the incoming path with the path returned
> by NtQueryInformationFile(FileNameInformation). If they differ, there
> must be at least one native symlink or junction in the path. If so,
> treat the currently evaluated file as non-existant. This forces
> path_conv::check to backtrack inner path components until we eliminated
> all native symlinks or junctions and have a normalized path.
> Signed-off-by: Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
> Reverting this commit resolves the issue.
> 64 bit cygwin does not seem to be affected. Could you please
> have a look?
How exactly it "can no longer be accessed" ? Is it opening WOW64 System32 or
not opening anything at all?
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11:47:03
Sorry for my terrible english...
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