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Probing broken symlinks always involves errors

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Message #16 received at 34860-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Tim Gesthuizen <tim.gesthuizen <at> yahoo.de>
Cc: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>, 34860-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34860: Probing broken symlinks always involves errors
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:54:04 +0200

Hi Tim,

Tim Gesthuizen <tim.gesthuizen <at> yahoo.de> skribis:

> Mark H Weaver writes:
>> Anyway, I'm inclined to simply suggest using 'false-if-exception'.
>>
>> What do you think?
>
> I'm fine with this solution. My point was more about lowering the entry
> barrier for beginners than performance.
> If the change breaks ABI it is probably just not worth it.
>
> From my point of view we can close the ticket unless you want to keep it
> open until the documentation for stat is fixed.

Commit 63f54a7bc6adbc0f1b397872fb7eb96e84967ff1 updates the manual to
document the optional parameter of ‘stat’.

I think we can close the bug now.  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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