Re: Small issue with lfs compiled under mingw

[marbux <marbux@...>]

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Patrick Rapin <toupie300@gmail.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, for some strange reason, creating symbolic links
> requires the special SeCreateSymbolicLink permission, which by default
> only administrators have ;-(
> Nevertheless, it would be great if lfs.link had the same features as
> the mklink command.
>
> [1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194%28WS.10%29.aspx

But note a comment on the linked page that says, "Hard links (/H) and
junctions (/J) do not require SeCreateSymbolicLink, so can be run
without [permissions] elevation."

I haven't tested but this suggests that it might be worth exploring if
lfs might feasibly do hard links and junctions, if someone has not
already done so.

Best regards,

Paul