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Article #314Re: Symlink() bug
From: ddl
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1986 23:01
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1986 23:01
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In article <1500018@uokmet.UUCP>, root@uokmet.UUCP writes: > > Subject: symlink bug > Index: sys/sys3.c 2.9bsd > > Description: > Symlink() always creates a link to "something", even if the original > file doesn't exist. > This is not a bug; do not apply the fix shown. It is often necessary/useful to create symlinks to files that do not (yet) exist. We do it all the time for log files which can be removed by cron. In any event, the proposed fix would not prevent symlinks which point at nothing as it is still possible to remove the pointed-to file after the fact. If you are really worried about this, modify ln(1) to check for the source file, but don't bother posting the change. Dan Lanciani ddl@harvard.*
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcs!mnetor!seismo!husc6!ddl From: ddl@husc6.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bugs.2bsd Subject: Re: Symlink() bug Message-ID: <42@husc6.HARVARD.EDU> Date: Sun, 13-Jul-86 19:01:56 EDT Article-I.D.: husc6.42 Posted: Sun Jul 13 19:01:56 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jul-86 21:17:11 EDT References: <1500018@uokmet.UUCP> Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge Mass Lines: 19 Summary: not a bug