oss-sec: Trailing dot in Cygwin filenames [was: failed to git clone iptables,ipset,nftables]

[Brian Inglis]

Hi folks,

This looks like a concern that may have been previously addressed but recently 
resurfaced:

	https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2025/q2/96

	https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2025/q2/99

	https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/issues/6968

	https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2010-April/009827.html
	trailing dots and spaces on Samba

	https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2008-May/008648.html
	trailing spaces in 1.7.0

	https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-developers/2005-May/007929.html
	Path problems with trailing dot

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-definitive-guide-on-win32-to-nt.html

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to cut
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