Subject: [bug#72867] when should local-file and current-source-directory not follow symlinks?

From: Nigko Yerden <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:00:38 +0500

No, I can't give you an example. The original 'current-source-directory' was
designed not to follow symlinks. This wasn't my idea. By setting the default
I just keep the original behavior.

Regards,
Nigko

Attila Lendvai wrote:
> pardon my ignorance, but can you give me a (plausible) example when someone 
> wants to load some files relative to a source file, and also wants to be 
> conscious of symlinks, and chose not to follow them? 
> 
> let alone making that the default anywhere around such operations?
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