GNU bug report logs - #13447
ln "" foo gives misleading error message

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Ken Irving <ken.irving <at> alaska.edu>

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:32:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #39 received at 13447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 13447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ken Irving <ken.irving <at> alaska.edu>
Subject: Re: bug#13447: ln "" foo gives misleading error message
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:27:48 +0100

Pádraig Brady wrote:
...
>> I could go either way.
>> There is precedent, but it's such a corner case,
>> it may not be worth the added code.
>
> given the confusion above, it might be worth the
> clarification error message.

Yes, I've demonstrated that rather well ;-)
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