svn commit: r320172 - head/bin/ln

[Alexey Dokuchaev]

On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 08:46:08PM +0000, Ngie Cooper wrote:
> New Revision: 320172
> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/320172
> 
> Log:
>   ln(1): fix -F behavior
>   
>   When '-F' option is used, the target directory needs to be unlinked.
>   Currently, the modified target ("target/source") is being unlinked, and
>   since it doesn't yet exist, the original target isn't removed.
>   This is fixed by skipping the block where target is modified to
>   "target/source" when '-F' option is set.
>   Hence, a symbolic link (with the same name as of the original target) to
>   the source_file is produced.

Is this about the same problem I've asked asked on -hackers@ back in 2015
(and never got any answer)?

https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2015-January/046939.html

./danfe