thoan@ifm.liu.se (Thorbjorn Jemander) writes:
> So, here's some really basic stuff.
> Why do regular files trigger this test:
> 
> if (file_stat.st_mode & S_IFMT == S_IFLNK) {
> 	/* Symbolic link */
> }
> 
> ?

I don't see how you'll _ever_ get into the /* Symbolic link */
comment's block, there...

== binds more tightly than arithmetic & (at least according to
/usr/share/misc/operator 8-).

the expression (S_IFMT == S_IFLNK) results in a value of 0.

so what you're really saying is:

	if (file_stat.st_mode & 0) {
		...
	}

so I don't see how you're getting into the 'symbolic link' case at
all.


did you accurately present your test code?



cgd