Re: [PATCH] Add a new lstat implementation based on Win32 API, and make stat use that implementation too.

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sep 2, 2007, 23:02 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709030001030.28586@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <200709022342.42733.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>

Hi,

On Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Robin Rosenberg wrote:

> You actually need admin privileges too, but I don't know any windows 
> developer who hasn't got that.

Like almost every developer in the corporate world?

Fact is: this support of symlinks is ridiculous.  Why not just admit it?

Ciao, Dscho

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