From 7876eafaa1476a73cbd4270a2dfe084ba1cfdaa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 11:04:00 +0000 Subject: Remove entire #if LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS block. --- src/ln.c | 22 ++-------------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/ln.c') diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c index 228f3ee41..5307d67cc 100644 --- a/src/ln.c +++ b/src/ln.c @@ -160,26 +160,8 @@ do_link (const char *source, const char *dest) { if (STAT_LIKE_LINK (source, &source_stats) != 0) { -#if LINK_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS - /* This still could be a legitimate request: - if SOURCE is a dangling symlink. */ - if (errno == ENOENT && lstat (source, &source_stats) == 0) - { - /* 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 - { - error (0, errno, "%s", source); - return 1; - } + error (0, errno, "%s", source); + return 1; } if (!hard_dir_link && S_ISDIR (source_stats.st_mode)) -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf