#607 closed defect (fixed)
file-type does not work on Windows
| Reported by: | Jim Ursetto | Owned by: | felix winkelmann |
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| Priority: | major | Milestone: | 4.9.0 |
| Component: | core libraries | Version: | 4.7.x |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Estimated difficulty: |
Description
Because unknown file types like S_IFLNK are defined to S_IFREG on Windows, file-type will always report symbolic-link for regular files (and regular-file? will return #f).
Attached patch tests for S_IFREG first, fixing the problem. FYI, applying with "git am filename.patch" will propagate authorship credit.
Alternative solution: define S_IFLNK etc. to 0. Slightly more dangerous but all platforms should have no zero file type flags. posix-extras currently uses this method.
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Change History (3)
Changed 14 years ago by
| Attachment: | 0001-Fix-posix-file-type-on-Windows-by-testing-for-regula.patch added |
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comment:1 Changed 14 years ago by
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
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Thanks very much, patch applied.