From 31fdd91f9b84a60c9dc021072768df94b36f8ace Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Corinna Vinschen Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:48:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * cygwinenv.sgml: Drop description of "traverse" option. --- winsup/doc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml | 12 ------------ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index f18538ec0..2d1d5a743 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2006-12-12 Corinna Vinschen + + * cygwinenv.sgml: Drop description of "traverse" option. + 2006-08-25 Joshua Daniel Franklin * faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall): Mention Safe Mode diff --git a/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml b/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml index 6308125e2..6e1b2fb4b 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml @@ -192,18 +192,6 @@ still the case if the transparent_exe option is not set. Default is not set. -(no)traverse - This option only affects NT systems. -If set, Cygwin handles file permissions so that the parent directories' -permissions are checked, as it's default on POSIX systems. If not set, -only the file's own permissions are taken into account. This is the -default on Windows and called "bypass traverse checking". Default was -"traverse" in version 1.5.13 and 1.5.14. Beginning with 1.5.15, traverse -checking is disabled again since it's not correctly implemented by Microsoft -and it's behaviour is getting worse with each new OS version. Unprivileged -terminal server sessions are practically impossible with traverse checking -switched on. So, use at your own risk. - - (no)tty - if set, Cygwin enables extra support (i.e., termios) for UNIX-like ttys in the Windows console. It is not compatible with some Windows programs.