From: Alex Riesen <fork0@t-online.de>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:01:03 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Install built-ins as symlinks
Message-ID: <20060712000103.GA5910@steel.home>
In-Reply-To: <20060711184838.GC13776@pasky.or.cz>

Petr Baudis, Tue, Jul 11, 2006 20:48:38 +0200:
> > And -- just maybe -- I _did_ mention a single reason to keep hard links: 
> > It works now. So why change it?
> 
>   The original patch mentioned why hardlinks are bad, so if you argue
> that the raised points are moot, you should give some substance to your
> argument.

Windows will add that substance, even if it is a dirty one: symlinks
don't work there properly (cygwin makes that very stupid .lnk file).