Subject: Re: bug#17103: regression: cp -al doesn't copy symlinks, but tries to link to them (fail)

From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:41:59 -0700

Linda Walsh wrote:
> I compile my own kernel.
> I don't have SELinux compile in.

That's interesting.  Can you try the suggested test anyway?  Perhaps the 
problem is not limited to SELinux.