Re: [PATCH 10/18] mingw: handle symlinks to directories in `mingw_unlink()`

From: Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 18, 2025, 02:49 UTC
Message-ID: <20488887-14B7-4471-9241-9CDBC3EAB2E8@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <282aba42e8aeed336318614523ff8b36d3131e5f.1765980535.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

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> Le 17 déc. 2025 à 09:17, Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> From: Karsten Blees <blees@dcon.de>
> 
> The `_wunlink()` and `DeleteFileW()` functions refuse to delete symlinks
> to directories on Windows; The error code woutl be `ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED`

Casually reading; spotted “woutl.” Presumably would?

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