Bug 149625 – ln -s has problems

• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Charlie Shepherd (RETIRED) 2006-09-30 08:14:13 UTC]

ln -s directory /path/to/directory will make a recursive loop of symlinks -> bad idea. While this is maybe undefined behaviour, ln -s ./directory /path/to/directory does the same thing. Expected behaviour would be a symlink from /path/to/directory to <cwd>/directory, if not in both cases then definetly in the latter.

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-09-30 08:42:32 UTC]

Sorry, I fail to see what you mean.

[Comment 2 Charlie Shepherd (RETIRED) 2006-09-30 10:14:16 UTC]

Reopening to close as UPSTREAM, as per my discussion with Jakub on IRC.

[Comment 3 Charlie Shepherd (RETIRED) 2006-09-30 10:14:45 UTC]

Closing as UPSTREAM.