[gambit-list] copy-file on windows & links

Marc Feeley feeley at iro.umontreal.ca
Wed Feb 25 10:45:08 EST 2009


On 25-Feb-09, at 5:17 AM, Christoph Bauer wrote:

> Hi,
>
>> I have a question concerning copy-file on windows.
>> my setup: filesystem on linux mounted over samba on windows I
>> try to copy a file with "copy-file", which is acutaly a
>> symlic link under linux.
>> This results in a .lnk-file. Is there a way to make a real
>> copy of the file?
>
> sorry for the noise, but I think the source of my problem
> comes from elsewhere. How could I suspect gambit?

On Windows Gambit uses the WIN32 CopyFile function.  So the semantics  
of CopyFile is what you are getting when you call copy-file.  If you  
do figure out where the .lnk is coming from please let us know.

Marc




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