GNU bug report logs - #17073
24.3.50; file-symlink-p doesn't return t as described in the doc

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>

Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:34:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 17073 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 17073 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17073: 24.3.50;
 file-symlink-p doesn't return t as described in the doc
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:34:18 -0400

Michael Heerdegen wrote:

> the doc of `file-symlink-p' says:
>
> This function returns t when given the name of a symlink that
> points to a nonexistent file.
>
> But this is not the case here.  Instead, it returns the resolved file
> name, which is a nonexisting file.

Then I guess it means t in the sense of non-nil.
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