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unlink("link-to-file/") mistakenly removed "file".
* m4/unlink.m4 (gl_FUNC_UNLINK): Also detect FreeBSD bug with
slash on symlink.
* doc/posix-functions/unlink.texi (unlink): Document the bug.
* doc/posix-functions/remove.texi (remove): Likewise.
* tests/test-unlink.h (test_unlink): Enhance test.
* tests/test-remove.c (main): Likewise.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
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@node remove
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@section @code{remove}
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@findex remove
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POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/remove.html}
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Gnulib module: remove
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Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@item
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This function fails to reject trailing slashes on non-directories on
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some platforms:
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FreeBSD 7.2, Solaris 9.
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@item
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This function mistakenly removes a directory with
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@code{remove("dir/./")} on some platforms:
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Cygwin 1.5.x.
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@item
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This function does not remove empty directories on some platforms:
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mingw.
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@end itemize
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Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@end itemize
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