Add comment prior to removing #if LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS block

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index d5db093b8..228f3ee41 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -165,7 +165,14 @@ do_link (const char *source, const char *dest)
 	     if SOURCE is a dangling symlink.  */
 	  if (errno == ENOENT && lstat (source, &source_stats) == 0)
 	    {
-	      /* FIXME: Consider giving a warning that this is not portable.  */
+	      /* Allow a hard link to a dangling symlink.  */
+	      /* But here's a little explanation before I remove the whole
+		 enclosing #if block:
+
+		 On systems where LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS, it is not possible
+		 to create a hard link to a dangling symlink, so the test above
+		 would be pointless.
+	      */
 	    }
 	  else
 #endif