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diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-api.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-api.xml index 2f7a9f15a..ff6ef2052 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-api.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-api.xml @@ -201,24 +201,6 @@ the environment variable CYGWIN. </para> </answer></qandaentry> -<qandaentry id="faq.api.symlinkstoppedworking"> -<question><para>Why do some of my old symlinks don't work anymore?</para></question> -<answer> - -<para>Beginning with Cygwin 1.7, Cygwin supports multiple character sets. -Symlinks created with Cygwin 1.7 are using the UTF-16 character set, which is -portable across all character sets. Old symlinks were written using your -current Windows codepage, which is not portable across all character sets. -If the target of the symlink doesn't resolve anymore, it's very likely that -the symlink points to a target filename using native, non-ASCII characters, -and you're now using another character set than way back when you created -the symlink.</para> - -<para>Solution: Delete the symlink and create it again under you new Cygwin. -The new symlink will be correctly point to the target no matter what character -set you're using in future.</para> -</answer></qandaentry> - <qandaentry id="faq.api.executables"> <question><para>Why do some files, which are not executables have the 'x' type.</para></question> <answer> |