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[PATCH] gexp: Make 'local-file' follow symlinks.

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From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>, Nigko Yerden <nigko.yerden <at> gmail.com>, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 72867 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#72867] when should local-file and current-source-directory not follow symlinks?
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:13:53 +0200

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Hi,

pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) 写道：
> If we ignored possible custom code breakage, this patch could be
> simplified

Please consider doing so, responsibly[0], if everyone agrees that 
the current default is suboptimal.

Keeping ossified (and unintentional?) quirks around forever has a 
cost each time someone gets bitten by unintuitive behaviour.  It 
gets less recognition than, but eventually outweighs, any 
immediate switching costs to out-of-tree users.

(…/me quietly eyes substitute*…)

Kind regards,

T G-R

[0]: With a news entry, for example.

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