Subject: Re: lib/30664: realpath and magic symlinks
To: None <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
From: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/09/2005 01:14:34
> Perhaps readlink(2) should translate the magic symlink? But that
> would break ls(1). Perhaps we could add a readlink2(2) that takes a
> flags argument, allowing us to specify "raw" or "translated".
> readlink(2) would default to "translated", and ls(1) would be changed
> to use "raw".
>
> Thoughts?
i think it's a fine idea.
YAMAMOTO Takashi