[RFE] implement deep-copy link() / Add support for exFAT
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Description
While NTFS supports hardlinks, exFAT does not. This prevents some packages to be installed in an msys2 installation that is on an exFAT-formatted drive.
Instead of having all those packages created without hardlinks, or expect some "dereferencing" feature to get implemented in libarchive, I wonder if it's possible / a good idea to have a wrapper for link() that allows users to choose whether to do deep copy for link() like we do for symlink().
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Research direction
Start by examining how MSYS2 handles link() and symlink(), and how libarchive represents or dereferences links on exFAT. The issue names no files or tests, so first determine the appropriate entry point and clarify whether the intended behavior is an optional deep copy that preserves package installation on exFAT.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100