Message 92176 - Python tracker

Message92176

Author	loewis
Recipients	eric.smith, giampaolo.rodola, jafo, jaraco, lemburg, loewis, nnorwitz, r.david.murray, swarren
Date	2009-09-02.18:50:39
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In-reply-to	<1251906508.72.0.365811214903.issue1578269@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>

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> I plan to look at this, and if it looks okay, commit it. Let me know if > anyone has any remaining issues. I have the general issue that the semantics of the Windows symlink implementation are ill-defined. Specifically for the patch, I think precise documentation of the implemented behavior is is missing (unless it behaves like Unix symlink to the tiniest detail, which I doubt). Without an exact specification of what it should do it is difficult to tell whether it does that correctly.

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> I plan to look at this, and if it looks okay, commit it. Let me know if
> anyone has any remaining issues.

I have the general issue that the semantics of the Windows symlink
implementation are ill-defined. Specifically for the patch, I think
precise documentation of the implemented behavior is is missing (unless
it behaves like Unix symlink to the tiniest detail, which I doubt).
Without an exact specification of what it should do it is difficult
to tell whether it does that correctly.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2009-09-02 18:50:40	loewis	set	recipients: + loewis, lemburg, nnorwitz, jafo, jaraco, eric.smith, giampaolo.rodola, swarren, r.david.murray
2009-09-02 18:50:39	loewis	link	issue1578269 messages
2009-09-02 18:50:39	loewis	create