-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to John Emmas on 10/30/2008 2:00 AM: > On my Linux boxes, /usr/include/stdlib.h declares a function called > 'canonicalize_file_name()'. AFAICT its purpose is to return the > absolute path to a file (or folder) after resolving any symbolic links > in the supplied path. Cygwin's stdlib.h doesn't contain this function. > I just wondered if it's available anywhere else or if there's an > equivalent function elsewhere.
Cygwin doesn't (yet) provide it (http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC). But gnulib provides a variant that is used within several cygwin packages: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/MODULES.html#module=canonicalize - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkkJn1IACgkQ84KuGfSFAYDEaQCgtrrniTK8D52/B3OMK8iTszkc ayoAnjSAe8c8ax3qX1dZkjsq8Yhp5eCd =1nU6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
