[MacPorts] #61813: macports base: faulty symbolic links should be flagged

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Thu Dec 17 08:13:53 UTC 2020


#61813: macports base: faulty symbolic links should be flagged
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  Reporter:  mascguy      |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 It is perhaps a bit unusual, but there is nothing inherently incorrect
 about a port installing a symlink to something that does not exist. There
 may be valid reasons to do so. If you find individual ports doing this and
 it appears to be erroneous, please do file bug reports about those ports.

 Replying to [ticket:61813 mascguy]:
 > Near-term, perhaps we could add "Have you run `symlinks -t -r ${prefix}`
 ?" to the list of items in the pull request form?

 When I run that, I get:
 {{{
 -bash: symlinks: command not found
 }}}
 Where does this command come from?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61813#comment:4>
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