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1 @node symlink
2 @section @code{symlink}
3 @findex symlink
5 POSIX specification:@* @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/symlink.html}
7 Gnulib module: symlink
9 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
10 @itemize
11 @item
12 On some systems, @code{symlink(value,"name/")} mistakenly creates a
13 symlink:
14 Mac OS X 10.13, FreeBSD 7.2, AIX 7.1, Solaris 9.
15 @item
16 This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement
17 always fails with @code{EPERM}:
18 mingw, MSVC 14.
19 @end itemize
21 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
22 @itemize
23 @item
24 Some file systems do not support symbolic links.
25 @end itemize