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@node lstat
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@section @code{lstat}
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@findex lstat
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POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/lstat.html}
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Gnulib module: lstat
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Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@item
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When the argument ends in a slash, some platforms don't dereference the
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argument.
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@item
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On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), symlinks are not supported, so
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@code{lstat} does not exist.
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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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@item
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On platforms where @code{off_t} is a 32-bit type, @code{lstat} may not
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correctly report the size of files or block devices larger than 2 GB. The fix
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is to use the @code{AC_SYS_LARGEFILE} macro.
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@end itemize
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