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[bug#72867] when should local-file and current-source-directory not foll


From: Nigko Yerden
Subject: [bug#72867] when should local-file and current-source-directory not follow symlinks?
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:00:38 +0500
User-agent: Mozilla Thunderbird

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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