Re: is this a du bug? (du V. 4.1, 6.7/2003)

W. Curtiss Priest wrote:
> OS: win95b (OSR 2.0)
> 
> File partitions:  FAT16 and FAT32

Thank you for your bug report.  However we over on this list do not
use nor have access to MS-Windows systems.  It would be most
appreciated if you made your bug report directly to the cygwin folks.
They are the experts there.

  http://cygwin.com

Thanks
Bob


> If du starts in the root directory, it does not
> appear to see any sub-directories under either
> FAT16 or FAT32.
> 
> e.g.  du e:\
> where e: is a 32 gig HD, single FAT32 partition
> 
> gives a single line:
> 
> 0	e:\
> 
> or du c:\
> where c: is the first primary (and boot) FAT16 partition of
> a 20 gig drive, partitioned to 2 gigs.
> 
> 0	c:\
> 
> If du starts at any sub-directories, it behaves
> as expected, such as:
> 
> du c:\windows
> 
> And running du under XP with NTFS and FAT32, behaves
> as expected in the root.
> 
> If you wish an ISO image of the Windows install CD,
> I would be glad to provide it under "fair use."
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dr. Priest
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> 
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