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Unix.readlink should strip DOS Device namespace prefix on Windows #7518

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vicuna opened this issue Apr 19, 2017 · 1 comment
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Unix.readlink should strip DOS Device namespace prefix on Windows #7518

vicuna opened this issue Apr 19, 2017 · 1 comment

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vicuna commented Apr 19, 2017

Original bug ID: 7518
Reporter: @dra27
Assigned to: @dra27
Status: assigned (set by @dra27 on 2017-04-19T09:17:18Z)
Resolution: open
Priority: normal
Severity: minor
Version: 4.03.0
Target version: 4.07.0+dev/beta2/rc1/rc2
Category: otherlibs
Has duplicate: #7906
Related to: #7517

Bug description

Absolute symbolic links on Windows include the NT Object Manager DOS Device namespace prefix ("??") - this should not be being returned.

Steps to reproduce

Unix.symlink "C:\Windows" "C:\Windows-Link";;

  • : unit = ()

Unix.readlink "C:\Windows-Link";;

  • : string = "\??\C:\Windows"
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