Problem with sh/bash and snapshot cygwin1-20050825.dll

[Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes]

On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 03:08:30PM +0000, Eric Blake wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 06:17:13AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> > > >While you're at it, fix realpath(NULL, buf) to set buf[0]='\0', instead of
> > > >leaving garbage there.
> > > 
> > > What's the rationale for touching buf when realpath is returning an error
> > > and setting EINVAL?
> > 
> > Because POSIX states that buf is indeterminate on error, and
> > because Corrina's patch caused a regression (ie. 1.5.18 was
>             ^^^^
> 
> Sorry about that, Corinna - mental slip as I was typing.  (Someday
> I'll learn...)

I'm sure Corinna doesn't mind, Erik.

Something I've always wondered: does cgf approve of the shortening of
his name to just Chris?  Others do it a lot, but I've never seen him
do so himself, so I've always abbreviated it cgf.