GNU bug report logs - #31199
Diff sym link bug

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: Alessandro <mirio <at> miriodev.net>

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:01:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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Message #11 received at 31199 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alessandro <mirio <at> miriodev.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, 31199 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#31199: Diff sym link bug
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:28:56 +0200

Hi,

The bug is why show the error and ignore -N on sym link.

Thx

(+ML)


On 17/04/2018 17:57, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 04/17/2018 07:17 AM, Alessandro wrote:
>>
>> It's seems a bug, any fix or workaround for that?
>>
> I don't see a bug. "Don't follow symbolic links" doesn't mean "Pretend 
> symbolic links do not exist".
>
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