GNU bug report logs - #10897
copy-directory create new directory when copying a symlink

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:51:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: confirmed

Found in version 25.1

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #104 received at 10897 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Marco Centurion <mcenturion <at> fing.edu.uy>, 10897 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10897: copy-directory create new directory when copying a
 symlink
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 15:34:57 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> FWIW, I think this feature should be controlled by a user option, at
> least because it changes a very old behavior.  Also, on some systems
> (MS-Windows, for example) creating a symlink requires non-default
> privileges, so it could be a nuisance to force this on such users.

Hmm. Is this something we want also in Tramp?

Best regards, Michael.
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