Re: canonicalize_file_name should support win32 shortcuts

[Sam Steingold]

> * Bruno Haible <address@hidden> [2011-08-14 14:51:55 +0200]:
>
> Sam, if 'canonicalize' gets this support, would you be willing to use
> 'canonicalize'

Let me reiterate that the size of canonicalize is plain absurd:
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-05/msg00143.html>.
150+ files to implement a single function which takes ~160 lines of C code.
These files includes things like hash.c and fchownat.c (why?!)
as well as __BOTH__ malloc.c and xmalloc.c.

> instead of 'canonicalize-lgpl' in clisp?

For the record, I am _not_ using `canonicalize-lgpl'.

I have been reluctant to pull this code bloat into clisp so far,
but if it does provide a clear advantage of handling cygwin symlinks on
pure win32 builds, I will reconsider.

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