Re: Bug #17128 Updated: lstat (mis)behaves exactly like stat

From:	Yasuo Ohgaki	Date:	Fri, 10 May 2002 00:36:19 +0000
Subject:	Re: Bug #17128 Updated: lstat (mis)behaves exactly like stat
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Andrew Rice wrote:

 ID:               17128
 Updated by:       Andrew.Rice@inGenesis.net
 Reported By:      Andrew.Rice@inGenesis.net
 Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         Filesystem function related
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
 PHP Version:      4.2.0
New Comment: is_link is also broken Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-05-09 16:03:08] Andrew.Rice@inGenesis.net lstat tracks through symbolic link and returns the permission mode of the actual file, rather than the link itself. fileperms also seems to be affected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

We have problems with file system functions consistently. One of the reason is a function does too many things. When someone fixes a bug, then introduces new bug :( It's better to be split into sevral managable parts at least, since current source is not managable obviously... Any comments? -- Yasuo Ohgaki