#415 closed enhancement (fixed)
read-symbolic-link canonicalization of a non-link
| Reported by: | Jim Ursetto | Owned by: | felix winkelmann |
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| Priority: | not urgent at all | Milestone: | 4.9.0 |
| Component: | core libraries | Version: | 4.6.x |
| Keywords: | read-symbolic-link canon fodder | Cc: | |
| Estimated difficulty: |
Description
In "canonicalize" mode, read-symbolic-link resolves symlinks recursively until a non-link is returned. However, if you pass it a non-link to start, it will throw an error. In my opinion, it should treat this as a base case and return the non-link instead of throwing an error.
Change History (5)
comment:1 Changed 14 years ago by
| Owner: | set to felix winkelmann |
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| Status: | new → accepted |
comment:2 Changed 14 years ago by
comment:3 Changed 14 years ago by
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | accepted → closed |
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That was fast. ;)