GNU bug report logs - #41834
28.0.50; Dired-x: Y makes symlink with error: File is a symlink to a nonexistent target

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>

Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 10:16:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 28.0.50

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 41834 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41834: 28.0.50; Dired-x: Y makes symlink with error: File is a symlink to a nonexistent target
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 15:05:01 +0300

> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:57:35 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
> Cc: 41834 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> I have noticed that "Y" causes wrong relative symlink, this one here:
> S lrwxrwxrwx 1   65 13. Jun 14:51 2020-06-13 -> ../../../../../../public_html/louis.club/media/2020/06/2020-06-13
> 
> And it should be this one:
> S lrwxrwxrwx 1   71 13. Jun 14:51 2020-06-13 -> ../../../../../../../../public_html/louis.club/media/2020/06/2020-06-13

Could it be that you actually used too many ".."s?
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