bug#33573: Patch to replace symlinks with files

2022-12-29 Thread Karl Berry
Another simple patch from my side: when '--copy' given to '--add-missing', copy the standard files even if symlinks already exist. I am not sure about changing the behavior here. Although the behavior you propose is plausible, I fear that people might depend or expect on failure if symlin

bug#33573: Patch to replace symlinks with files

2022-12-29 Thread Bogdan
Hello, Automake gurus. Another simple patch from my side: when '--copy' given to '--add-missing', copy the standard files even if symlinks already exist. Basically, the patch adds "if --copy given and a link exists, do NOT exit" (+ a double-check of the object type if that would be needed on