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Re: canonicalize_file_name
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According to John Emmas on 10/30/2008 2:00 AM:
> On my Linux boxes, /usr/include/stdlib.h declares a function called
> 'canonicalize_file_name()'. AFAICT its purpose is to return the
> absolute path to a file (or folder) after resolving any symbolic links
> in the supplied path. Cygwin's stdlib.h doesn't contain this function.
> I just wondered if it's available anywhere else or if there's an
> equivalent function elsewhere.
Cygwin doesn't (yet) provide it (http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC). But
gnulib provides a variant that is used within several cygwin packages:
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/MODULES.html#module=canonicalize
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Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
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