Bug#281630: When a gzipped file is a symlink, vim removes the .gz from the symlink filename and removes compression

[Pierre THIERRY]

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Package: vim
Version: 1:6.3-031+2
Severity: normal

I have the following file (ls -l)=A0:

lrwxrwxrwx  1 pierre pierre   36 2004-11-17 01:12 noel.mbox.gz -> /home/pie=
rre/2004/11/17/noel.mbox.gz

After editing and saving the file, Vim tells me file doesn't exist anymore,=
 and here is the symlink=A0:

lrwxrwxrwx  1 pierre pierre   36 2004-11-17 01:12 noel.mbox -> /home/pierre=
/2004/11/17/noel.mbox.gz

And the file /home/pierre/2004/11/17/noel.mbox.gz is no longer
compressed (so editing the file from its real place or with another
symlink that Vim has not changed triggers an error).

I can't reproduce this bug when file is a regular one.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-386
Locale: LANG=3Dfr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=3Dfr_FR@euro (charmap=3DISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages vim depends on:
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ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared librarie=
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ii  libgpmg1                    1.19.6-19    General Purpose Mouse - shared=
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ii  libncurses5                 5.4-4        Shared libraries for terminal =
hand
ii  vim-common                  1:6.3-031+2  Vi IMproved - Common files

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