Bug#591242: File::File does not call dangling_symlinks if follow => 0

Joachim Breitner nomeata at debian.org
Sun Aug 1 13:18:03 UTC 2010


Package: perl-modules
Version: 5.10.1-13
Severity: normal
File: /usr/share/perl/5.10.1/File/Find.pm

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Hi,

when using the find method of File::Find, it seems that the
dangling_symlink callback is only called if follow => 1. This is not
reflected in the manpage, and there are valid use cases for follow =>0
and dangling_symlinks.

Greetings,
Joachim

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