Re: fix for rename function on Mingw

[Bruno Haible]

Ben Pfaff wrote:
> On the Windows platform, Microsoft documents the rename function
> as refusing to replace existing destination files. ...
> 
> Here is a gnulib commit that I am proposing.  It (cross)compiles
> on Mingw, but I am waiting to hear back from my Windows tester to
> find out whether it actually solves the problem for him.
> 
> Comments?

How does MoveFileEx with MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING behave when
the destination file exists and is a hard link [1] to another file? Will
the other file see some changes? I.e. will the hard linked file be
overwritten, or will the hard link be broken (as on POSIX systems)?

Bruno

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link#Usage