Re: open item: tablespace handing in pg_dump/pg_restore

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > > > OK, I have applied the following patch that uses Cygwin native
> > > > symlink() instead of the Win32 junctions. The reason for this is
> > > > that Cygwin symlinks work on Win95/98/ME where junction points do
> > > > not
> > >
> > > Is this really a Win95/98/ME vs NT distinction or a FAT32
> > vs NTFS distinction?
> > > In which case does an NT machine that happens to be using a
> > FAT32 file
> > > system have the same problem?
> >
> > I believe it is OS, not file system.
>
> No, it's file system.
> Junctions will not work on NT OS:es with FAT32.
> Directory junctions require NTFSv5, which is only available on Windows
> 2000 and newer.

My point was that junctions don't exist on Win98 no matter what file
system you use. I don't think the API even exists on those OS's, never
mind what file system you have.

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