Control: forwarded 1104737 https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues/1771
On Mon, 5 May 2025 21:08:50 +0800 Michael Deegan <b...@deegan.id.au> wrote: > Package: geeqie > Version: 1:2.5-5 > Severity: minor > > Hello, a small niggle that has existed for as long as I can remember, I am > only just now getting around to remarking on it. > > I often use directories filled with symlinks as a method of filtering and/or > combining albums. I also usually set mode 0444 on out-of-camera images, to > avoid accidents. When removing items from such a symlink farm, geeqie > complains "file is readonly", even though the symlink itself is not. It does > delete the link rather than the target though, fortunately. > Thanks for the report, I can reproduce - the way it is now seems a bit counter-intuitive to me too. I have forwarded the bug to the upstream bugtracker: https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues/1771 and you can follow the discussion (or add more comments) there. best /Andreas
