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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1999-11-07 11:03:20 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1999-11-07 11:03:20 +0000
commit8040d4c680d3d5ebde8af6276e7df046eae50154 (patch)
tree5b3c00f9dc827ad13c5cfcf5bc8ef4088f67479d /src
parent6e8ec1114f5d26b725861d8d204bb5e1bd118ea6 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-8040d4c680d3d5ebde8af6276e7df046eae50154.tar.xz
Add comment prior to removing #if LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS block
Diffstat (limited to 'src')
-rw-r--r--src/ln.c9
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