[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12119: Symlinks not supported when compiled on MSYS2 MinGW64 Windows 7

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12119: Symlinks not supported when compiled on MSYS2 MinGW64 Windows 7
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-04-10 20:56:54

#12119: Symlinks not supported when compiled on MSYS2 MinGW64 Windows 7
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 Reporter:  Mario Emmenlauer <mario@…>  |      Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                        |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined            |  Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.61.0                |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                              |
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 I will try to follow up this issue a bit further myself, but wanted to
 report it ASAP to help others and track the progress. I compiled the boost
 package on MSYS2 (standard package source compile) and found that it
 prints "symlinks supported: no". So far I could not find why this is the
 case, because symlinks should certainly be supported on this
 system/environment. When I force-disable this check, symlink support does
 get compiled into boost, and I get further.

 Creating symlinks still fails for me, but this might be an unrelated
 (permission) issue: It fails now with "Got exception
 boost::filesystem::create_symlink: A required privilege is not held by the
 client:".

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12119>
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