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2636. [filesys.ts] [PDTS] copy_options::copy_symlinks is not used

Section: 10.2 [filesys.ts::enum.copy_options] Status: TS Submitter: P.J. Plauger Opened: 2014-01-30 Last modified: 2017-07-30

Priority: Not Prioritized

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Discussion:

Addresses: filesys.ts

copy_options::copy_symlinks is not used (should test it before calling copy_symlinks in copy).

[20 May 2014 Beman Dawes provides proposed wording.]

Proposed resolution:

Change 15.3 Copy [fs.op.copy]:

If is_symlink(f), then:

• If options & copy_options::skip_symlinks, then return.  Missing != copy_options::none fixed by issue 59
• Otherwise if !exists(t) && (options & copy_options::copy_symlinks) != copy_options::none , then copy_symlink(from, to, options) .
• Otherwise report an error as specified in Error reporting (7).