/* MSDOS does not implement links. However, djgpp's link() actually
copies the file. */
status = link (link_name, file_name);
+ e = errno;
if (status == 0)
{
struct delayed_symlink *ds = delayed_symlink_head;
- if (ds && stat (link_name, &st1) == 0)
+ if (ds && lstat (link_name, &st1) == 0)
for (; ds; ds = ds->next)
if (ds->dev == st1.st_dev
&& ds->ino == st1.st_ino
}
break;
}
+
+ if ((e == EEXIST && strcmp (link_name, file_name) == 0)
+ || (lstat (link_name, &st1) == 0
+ && lstat (file_name, &st2) == 0
+ && st1.st_dev == st2.st_dev
+ && st1.st_ino == st2.st_ino))
+ break;
+
+ errno = e;
if (maybe_recoverable (file_name, &interdir_made))
goto again_link;
if (incremental_option && errno == EEXIST)
break;
- e = errno;
- if (stat (link_name, &st1) == 0
- && stat (file_name, &st2) == 0
- && st1.st_dev == st2.st_dev
- && st1.st_ino == st2.st_ino)
- break;
link_error (link_name, file_name);
if (backup_option)