Received: from spf3.us4.outblaze.com (spf3.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.25]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iAINBmLo013274 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 23:11:48 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf3.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C9F853B6E for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 23:11:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CUva7-0005Y8-Et for migo@homemail.com; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:20:51 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CUvZe-0005Xg-Va for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:20:23 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CUvZe-0005XN-BX for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:20:22 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CUvZe-0005XD-6M for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:20:22 -0500 Received: from [203.22.251.251] (helo=mg2.works.net.au) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1CUvQX-0003sx-Pp for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:10:58 -0500 Received: from aardvark.ozdial.net.au (aardvark.ozdial.net.au [203.22.251.121]) by mg2.works.net.au (8.12.11/linuxconf) with ESMTP id iAINAjok028207; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:10:45 +1100 Received: from lifelesswks.robertcollins.net (dsl-78.1.240.220.rns01-kent-syd.dsl.comindico.com.au [220.240.1.78]) by aardvark.ozdial.net.au (8.12.8/linuxconf) with ESMTP id iAINAfjU023874; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:10:45 +1100 Received: from [192.168.1.15] (helo=lifelesslap.robertcollins.net ident=Debian-exim) by lifelesswks.robertcollins.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CUvQH-0004zX-6y; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:10:41 +1100 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] ident=robertc) by lifelesslap.robertcollins.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CUvQI-00053y-38; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:10:42 +1100 Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: darcs vs tla From: Robert Collins To: Adrian Irving-Beer In-Reply-To: <20041118225838.GJ3484@wisq.net> References: <20041118064240.7a57bf81.erikd-tla@mega-nerd.com> <20041118103925.5b32b707.erikd-tla@mega-nerd.com> <419BEB98.3030207@arbash-meinel.com> <20041118173352.613955dc.erikd-tla@mega-nerd.com> <419CCC40.9090200@arbash-meinel.com> <419D0E01.9070904@arbash-meinel.com> <20041118214019.GH3484@wisq.net> <419D1B34.2030405@arbash-meinel.com> <1100816577.7038.49.camel@localhost> <20041118225838.GJ3484@wisq.net> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:10:41 +1100 Message-Id: <1100819441.7038.56.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 X-MG2-Works-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MG2-Works-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MG2-Works-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-4.285, required 5, BAYES_00 -4.90, RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL 0.53, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 0.09) X-MailScanner-From: rbcollins@cygwin.com Cc: Arch Users , Erik de Castro Lopo X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0985912643==" Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Status: RO Content-Length: 1603 Lines: 63 --===============0985912643== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-8XsyCzK5pmK6bLkZizrH" --=-8XsyCzK5pmK6bLkZizrH Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 17:58 -0500, Adrian Irving-Beer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 09:22:57AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: >=20 > > It has an X bit. And the system can run any arbitrarily named file. >=20 > So are executables given an .exe extension so you can run them > outside Cygwin?=20 Yes, and for consistency : cygwin doesn't try to make windows into unix, just to bring unix tools and capabilities to windows. > Or is this a historical Win95 issue (which didn't > have ACLs, IIRC)? Right, FAT has no acls. Indeed, win95 doesn't even have an isolated kernel. Rob --=-8XsyCzK5pmK6bLkZizrH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBnSvxM4BfeEKYx2ERAl7KAJ4/31fuASdjkl6NN1l0lBTJxaX3QwCgngGW nRwFAeSUXC/Z53IfjR3XMak= =ZRYg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-8XsyCzK5pmK6bLkZizrH-- --===============0985912643== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/ --===============0985912643==--