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diff --git a/gnulib b/gnulib deleted file mode 160000 -Subproject 443bc5ffcf7429e557f4a371b0661abe98ddbc1 diff --git a/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/symlink.texi b/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/symlink.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c7ef715 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/symlink.texi @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +@node symlink +@section @code{symlink} +@findex symlink + +POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/symlink.html} + +Gnulib module: symlink + +Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +On some systems, @code{symlink(value,"name/")} mistakenly creates a +symlink: +FreeBSD 7.2, AIX 7.1, Solaris 9. +@item +This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement +always fails with @code{EPERM}: +mingw, MSVC 9. +@end itemize + +Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: +@itemize +@item +Some file systems do not support symbolic links. +@end itemize |