make-symbolic-link does not delete existing file

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From: Boaz Ben-Zvi
Date: Thu, 03 May 1990 18:00

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In Emacs 18.55/4 : calling make-symbolic-link with the third argument
( ok-if-exists ) non-nil should allow for making a link by deleting
an existing one. It refuses to do so !

Example:
  (make-symbolic-link "/bin/sh" "~/existing-name" t)
  produces the message:
    Making symbolic link: file exists, /bin/sh, ~/existing-name

The same happens when the third argument is numeric (after confirming
with "yes"), or when the function is called interactively with prefix
argument.

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*   Boaz Ben-Zvi   (boaz@neutron.lcs.mit.edu)          *
*   MIT: NE43-526   Tel: (617) 253-6212                *
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