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Re: (fboundp 'make-symbolic-link) on w32
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: (fboundp 'make-symbolic-link) on w32 |
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:17:55 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
> returns t, but when I just tried to use it on Windows XP it gives me
> File error: "Symbolic links are not supported"
> That seems a bit inconvenient to me. Should it really be this way?
Yes: make-symbolic-link will work for some files, just not all.
E.g. it may work for files accessed via Tramp. So the only way to
figure out if it works is by trying it.
Stefan