default-directory and symbolic links (Windows)

[Pascal Quesseveur]

Hello,

Under Windows I use a symbolic link to map a UNC path to a local path
(with mklink /D). When I open the file in Emacs (26.3, 64 bits) using
the link, the default directory is set to the real path (the UNC one)
not the link. Is there a mean to force the default directory to the
link ?


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[Pascal Quesseveur]

Ok, variable find-file-visit-truename allows to control the use of
the truename of the visited file. This variable is initialized to nil
but it is set to t in w32-fns:

;; Map all versions of a filename (8.3, longname, mixed case) to the
;; same buffer.
(setq find-file-visit-truename t)

When I set find-file-visit-truename to nil, default-directory is set
to the link name.


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