Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 08:43:27 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org> To: Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: 421025a274fb - main - access.2: Mention that lstat(2) should be used for symbolic links Message-ID: <86le4czyeo.fsf@ltc.des.dev> In-Reply-To: <202405130840.44D8eXdL014138@gitrepo.freebsd.org> (Gordon Bergling's message of "Mon, 13 May 2024 08:40:33 GMT") References: <202405130840.44D8eXdL014138@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> writes: > commit 421025a274fb5759b3ecc8bdb30b24db830b45ae > Author: Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2024-05-13 08:40:12 +0000 > Commit: Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2024-05-13 08:40:12 +0000 > > access.2: Mention that lstat(2) should be used for symbolic links >=20=20=20=20=20 > access(), eaccess() and faccessat() will always dereference > symbolic links. >=20=20=20=20=20 > So add a note in the manual page, that lstat(2) should be > used in the case of symbolic links. Please revert. This is pointless. The purpose of `access()` is to (try to) tell you what would happen if you tried to `open()` a given path, and there is no way to `open()` a symlink without dereferencing it, so this addition answers a question that nobody is asking. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@FreeBSD.org
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