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RE: gzip.exe as symlink...
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>
- To: "'Jon Cast'" <jcast at ou dot edu>,<cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 07:25:14 +1000
- Subject: RE: gzip.exe as symlink...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Jon Cast
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2002 4:22 AM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: gzip.exe as symlink...
>
>
> Robert Collins <robert.collins@syncretize.net> wrote:
> <snip>
> > I'd never thought about it - why would anyone care which is the real
> > file?
>
> If they have to use any program not linked with cygwin1.dll.
Then they presumably have the luxry of telling it what .exe to run.
Rob
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