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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index 0567a91ac..16571b12e 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -1542,9 +1542,19 @@ symlink_native (const char *oldpath, path_conv &win32_newpath)
final_oldpath = win32_oldpath.get_nt_native_path ();
final_oldpath->Buffer += dirpath.Length / sizeof (WCHAR);
}
+ /* If the symlink target doesn't exist, don't create native symlink.
+ Otherwise the directory flag in the symlink is potentially wrong
+ when the target comes into existence, and native tools will fail.
+ This is so screwball. This is no problem on AFS, fortunately. */
+ if (!win32_oldpath.exists () && !win32_oldpath.fs_is_afs ())
+ {
+ SetLastError (ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ /* Convert native path to DOS UNC path. */
final_newpath = win32_newpath.get_nt_native_path ();
- /* Convert native to DOS UNC path. */
final_newpath->Buffer[1] = L'\\';
+ /* Try to create native symlink. */
if (!CreateSymbolicLinkW (final_newpath->Buffer, final_oldpath->Buffer,
win32_oldpath.isdir ()
? SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY : 0))
@@ -1618,10 +1628,10 @@ symlink_worker (const char *oldpath, const char *newpath, bool isdevice)
set_errno (EPERM);
goto done;
}
- wsym_type = WSYM_native;
+ wsym_type = WSYM_nativestrict;
}
/* Don't try native symlinks on filesystems not supporting reparse points. */
- else if (wsym_type == WSYM_native
+ else if ((wsym_type == WSYM_native || wsym_type == WSYM_nativestrict)
&& !(win32_newpath.fs_flags () & FILE_SUPPORTS_REPARSE_POINTS))
wsym_type = WSYM_sysfile;
@@ -1662,13 +1672,17 @@ symlink_worker (const char *oldpath, const char *newpath, bool isdevice)
res = symlink_nfs (oldpath, win32_newpath);
goto done;
case WSYM_native:
+ case WSYM_nativestrict:
res = symlink_native (oldpath, win32_newpath);
- /* AFS? Too bad. Otherwise, just try the default symlink type. */
- if (win32_newpath.fs_is_afs ())
+ if (!res)
+ goto done;
+ /* Strictly native? Too bad. */
+ if (wsym_type == WSYM_nativestrict)
{
__seterrno ();
goto done;
}
+ /* Otherwise, fall back to default symlink type. */
wsym_type = WSYM_sysfile;
break;
default:
@@ -1853,7 +1867,8 @@ symlink_worker (const char *oldpath, const char *newpath, bool isdevice)
so for now we don't request WRITE_DAC on remote drives. */
access |= READ_CONTROL | WRITE_DAC;
- status = NtCreateFile (&fh, access, win32_newpath.get_object_attr (attr, sec_none_nih),
+ status = NtCreateFile (&fh, access,
+ win32_newpath.get_object_attr (attr, sec_none_nih),
&io, NULL, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
FILE_SHARE_VALID_FLAGS,
isdevice ? FILE_OVERWRITE_IF : FILE_CREATE,