GNU bug report logs - #28156
Emacs quietly munges symlink contents

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 10:29:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com, michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, 28156 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28156: Emacs quietly munges symlink contents
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:59:43 +0300

> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
> Cc: p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com, michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, 28156 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:34:27 -0700
> 
> -  /* If the file name has special constructs in it,
> -     call the corresponding file handler.  */
> -  handler = Ffind_file_name_handler (target, Qmake_symbolic_link);
> -  if (!NILP (handler))
> -    return call4 (handler, Qmake_symbolic_link, target,
> -		  linkname, ok_if_already_exists);
> -

Why remove this part?  You also did not mentioned that in NEWS.

Thanks.
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