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Subject: Re: [boost] [modular boost] non-linked headers
From: Gavin Lambert (gavinl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-02 23:13:31


On 3/12/2013 16:42, Quoth Edward Diener:
> On 12/2/2013 9:02 PM, Edward Diener wrote:
>>
>> I do not use XP any longer but there is a driver for symbolic links
>> under Windows XP. See
>> http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html#symboliclinksforwindowsxp.
>
> Unfortunately it seems that there would still be no command-line support
> for symbolic links under Windows XP even with the driver mentioned.

According to what I can see that includes a version of ln [1]. Also
there are some other third-party programs that can create links too.

(Granted neither of these are especially convenient for use by Boost.)

[1] http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/ln/ln.html


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