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symlink: Update regarding AIX.
[gnulib.git]
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posix-functions
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symlink.texi
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doc/posix-functions/symlink.texi
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doc/posix-functions/symlink.texi
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-2,17
+2,24
@@
@section @code{symlink}
@findex symlink
@section @code{symlink}
@findex symlink
-POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/
susv3xsh
/symlink.html}
+POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/
onlinepubs/9699919799/functions
/symlink.html}
-Gnulib module:
---
+Gnulib module:
symlink
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
+@item
+On some systems, @code{symlink(value,"name/")} mistakenly creates a
+symlink:
+FreeBSD 7.2, AIX 7.1, Solaris 9.
+@item
+This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement
+always fails with @code{EPERM}:
+mingw.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
-This function is missing on some platforms:
-mingw.
+Some file systems do not support symbolic links.
@end itemize
@end itemize