Jim,
this is quite
JIM AMANATIDIS, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN wrote:
> According to the documentation, the following rule should remove the symbolic
> link if the target is not present, but it doesn't, it leaves the dead link.
> Is there a fix/work-around?
>
> links:
> /usr/bin/brsh -> /bb/bin/brsh nofile=kill
>
> Currently running version 2.1.21, and gone through link.c source code. On
> line 472, we have code:
>
> if (!nofile)
> {
> if (stat(absto,&buf) == -1)
> {
> return(false); /* no error warning, since the higher level routine uses
> this */
> }
>
>
> Given that nofile=kill will result in nofile being set to 0, this condition
> is executed and since the symbolic link exists, it simply returns.
>
> Later in the code on line 621, we have code
>
> if (!nofile)
> {
> KillOldLink(from,ptr->defines); /* Check whether link points
> somewhere */
> return true;
> }
>
> Which would remove this symlink if the target is present, but it never gets
> here.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks - Jim
>
>
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