On 14.12.09 14:29:06, Marcel Loose wrote: > On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 08:23 -0500, Bill Lorensen wrote: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link#Cygwin_symbolic_links > > > > OK, that puts us back at square one. > > Why is it that CMake cannot use Windows shortcuts as an alternative to > Unix symbolic links, whereas Cygwin can?
Becaue Cygwin emulates a complete filesystem IIRC (at least inside its bash). The problem is not that cmake could not create a shortcut for the -E create_symlink call, the problem is that very few apps are able to recognize the shortcut as symlink and act accordingly. So it simply doesn't make any sense to create one if it only works when the user double-clicks on it in explorer. Andreas -- Keep it short for pithy sake. _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
