From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:17:31 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Define a version of lstat(2) with posix semantics Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <81b0412b0903200130s594ce3beyae21eb0b5cc8fe0@mail.gmail.com> Hi, On Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Alex Riesen wrote: > 2009/3/20 Johannes Schindelin : > > Now, we _do_ have msysGit, you _do_ have shown the capability to fix > > issues when they arise, so I do _not_ see any obstacle why you should > > not go msysGit, rather than staying with the pain of trying to stay > > POSIX-compatible, but not quite all the time. > > I understand. It is not pure POSIX compatibility I seek. I just can't > use MinGW port, because I absolutely must use the cygwin environment > (for "hysterical" reasons) and they don't play well together (tried, > yes. Conflicting libraries, but you already know that). Maybe we can work on those conflicting libraries? After all, we do have a "rebase.exe" tool now (for all those as puzzled by the naming as I was: the rebase.exe tool can shift the memory range used by a .dll so that it does not overlap with that one of another .dll). Ciao, Dscho