src__extract.diff   [plain text]

--- src/extract.c.~1.62.~	2004-06-29 03:11:13 -0700
+++ src/extract.c	2004-07-09 23:08:21 -0700
@@ -912,11 +912,12 @@ extract_archive (void)
 	/* MSDOS does not implement links.  However, djgpp's link() actually
 	   copies the file.  */
 	status = link (link_name, file_name);
+	e = errno;

 	if (status == 0)
 	  {
 	    struct delayed_symlink *ds = delayed_symlink_head;
-	    if (ds && stat (link_name, &st1) == 0)
+	    if (ds && lstat (link_name, &st1) == 0)
 	      for (; ds; ds = ds->next)
 		if (ds->dev == st1.st_dev
 		    && ds->ino == st1.st_ino
@@ -932,17 +933,20 @@ extract_archive (void)
 		  }
 	    break;
 	  }
+
+	if ((e == EEXIST && strcmp (link_name, file_name) == 0)
+	    || (lstat (link_name, &st1) == 0
+		&& lstat (file_name, &st2) == 0
+		&& st1.st_dev == st2.st_dev
+		&& st1.st_ino == st2.st_ino))
+	  break;
+
+	errno = e;
 	if (maybe_recoverable (file_name, &interdir_made))
 	  goto again_link;

 	if (incremental_option && errno == EEXIST)
 	  break;
-	e = errno;
-	if (stat (link_name, &st1) == 0
-	    && stat (file_name, &st2) == 0
-	    && st1.st_dev == st2.st_dev
-	    && st1.st_ino == st2.st_ino)
-	  break;

 	link_error (link_name, file_name);
 	if (backup_option)